Commissioner Gerald Daugherty was the only commissioner who motioned to extend Saxet's contract.
And of course the Saxet folks coming out and saying "we're okay with a private background check requirement, we just can't enforce it" is okay? If that's their stance, let me burn.
I wondered about that to. It could have been some attempt at PR by the Saxet promoter, or it could have been something taken completely out of context (or outright fabricated) by the reporter. At the end of the day, Saxet refused to back down, so I give them the benefit of the doubt.
This is just speculation. But I know in the past I've signed documents completely unenforceable purely to get what I want...
It is so untenable when you have portions of a political body refusing to follow the law or laws being on the books that people can choose to enforce at will.
The Travis County commissioners got emboldened by their leader in Washington. This is the same way the pro abortion crazies shut down the TXlege. If they cant get what they want legally and through the process...they will do so "by any means necessary".
Are you suggesting that Saxet should have signed a contract agreeing to require background checks on private sales, then intentionally not enforced it at the show? There are so many things wrong with that I don't even know where to start.
Just speculating on why we were hearing that they were ok with private sale background checks.
The Travis County commissioners got emboldened by their leader in Washington...
Agree. I've been listening to KXAN on iheart radio. KXAN is a san anton station. They played a snippet from a Bexar county rep who said these requirements were a good ideal for county owned properties. This shit is spreading. This Bexar county rep actually stated statistics about mentally ill people and how the background check would help ensure no mentally unstable people got guns. I hate to say it, there's lots of mentally ill people without a criminal history. Using the FBI (or ATF or what ever you want to call it) background check to weed out mentals ain't going to work.
Government involvement in our private transactions is further destroying our civil liberties.
KXAN is the call sign of an Austin TV station, FYI.
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Oh, I see. Well, as you say, it's all speculation but based on dealings I've had with the media in a past life, I'd be willing to bet a lot of money that Saxet was misquoted or taken out of context. I can't imagine Saxet would risk alienating its customer base by agreeing to background checks on private sales. Not to mention all the other counties in which it conducts shows would surely demand the same.
I think the Saxet folks were just illustrating a point.
Whos going to the "last show"? Any protest? Im planning on going but not sure when. Im not above standing outside with a sign informing people what the commissioners did. Anyone want to join me?
SAXET offered to make background checks available for private sellers but stated they could not enforce every private sale do a background check. It would be voluntary on the part of the buyer and seller.