Quote Originally Posted by Aaron Novak View Post
Here in WI, seeing the " no weapons allowed" signs is common. Bars, grocery stores, schools, resturants, workplaces etc etc, basicly every building except your own house. Try not to get so worked up over the law abiding rules someone makes about THEIR property, on which you are not forced to be.
I think everyone is quite clear on the fact that private entities, whether it be an individual or an organization, are well within their rights to establish rules based upon their beliefs. Perfectly fine, and indeed no one is forced to participate in any way. But... EAA includes people from all parts of the country, from all backgrounds, and all disciplines, and all religions, etc. Up until this point, they (we, the EAA) have remained neutral on this incredibly hot button political issue. Many apparently see it as a non-issue... others see it as one of their TOP issues... either school of thought is fine, which is what makes America great. But, when a "line in the sand" is drawn, it will cause some people to sit up and take notice.

On one side we have people who get all worked up at the very thought of a firearm... on the other we have people who actually know the statistics where lawful carry is concerned and also know that it is extremely uncommon that a person who goes through the trouble to receive training, pay fees (taxes), go through background checks, send in photos, fingerprints, etc... would ever end up using a firearm to commit a crime.

Anyhow, that is where the rub is... if EAA is going to tell it's law abiding members that they are not allowed to protect themselves, and in fact, that they can not be trusted with their firearms... well, it just won't go over well with a good percentage of the group. Is it that everyone carries their guns around? Not necessarily... rather it is the thought that we apparently can't even if we wanted to because EAA has picked a side... the wrong side in many people's eyes. Again, the fact remains that this position will do NOTHING to deter anyone who intends to commit a crime... nothing.

While we are at it, we might as well ban those "dangerous" little airplanes and those enormous RVs that populate the grounds... they are potentially FAR more dangerous than a man with a gun, right? Yes... right.