Another risk to festivals

I think it’ll definitely lead to a swift move away from having events on public lands in states sympathetic to “conceal & carry” laws. However most festival sites, Lockn, Bonnaroo, Suwannee, I’m not sure about Coachella, The Double JJ, Legends Valley, etc… are all on private property and can therefore deny entry to or prohibit the carrying of firearms into or onto property. As for security, it may lead to your vehicle being searched much more thoroughly upon entry to festivals that allow camping.

As a rule of thumb, I feel anyplace that encourages, serves or allows alcohol, stimulants, downers, LSD, nitrous etc… and where people operate on little to no sleep in cramped quarters with total strangers under extreme heat that… that venue or event should not allow firearms on site. The chance of a situation turning from bad to deadly is just too high. I think this example is best seen in the frontier cattle towns of 150 years ago. They couldn’t let cowboys come into town party, fuck whores & fight with their gunbelts on. They had to leave that shit at the edge of town, as you should have to do at a festival/concert/bar today.

I agree to that the person or group that brought the suit to court probably isn’t interested in the concert but rather exploiting the opportunity to challenge the law and carve out a broader meaner than it was intended for, that’s just politics and assholes trying to stir the pot. Until the powers that be value life more the freedom, freedoms will always win in this country. Carrying a gun into a public place like a church, a party or a concert used to violate the “social contract” we all took with each other but today that contract doesn’t exist, there is no engagement with our communities to create a connection or love for each other. We went from “being in this together, forever” to “every man for himself” and to tribalism. Nothing is less American than that.

Back to the music topic, I think it may be wise to consider an event scheduled at a public place, especially if it's a Live Nation event, which has now shown that it won't take risks if it can't control the risk. The industry's heightened concern came after attacks in London and Spain and shortly before Vegas, which iced it down. We felt it at the following Lockn'. So, for example, are Red Rocks and the Gorge on state public land? I think Federal land can maintain the ban.

there are state and county fair grounds which may be "public". Some cities lease the parks to an entity--just like they lease an arena--so the company leasing it would have control. The opposite example is a free event on a city or state park, so there is no private enterprise which can make rules. Consider Daytona Bike Week--yikes! Then we should expect artists to work this in as a condition in their contracts--if they can--either for their own safety or for a statement.

there are already restrictions under ABC laws regarding carrying guns in establishments that serve alcohol, so that may be the route to control things.