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Marriott exposes NRA conventioneers to criminal prosecution
Roughly 70,000 gun rights supporters converged on Charlotte, North Carolina last weekend for the NRA’s “Celebration of American Values” convention.
Attending one of the world’s largest gun shows and hearing from Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck, Newt Gingrich and others, however, some conventioneers didn’t realize they were being rendered inadvertent criminals.
Hundreds of conventioneers stayed at the Charlotte Marriott City Center, where Grass Roots North Carolina also held its “Gala for Gun Rights” on Friday night, hosting a number of national gun rights defenders. GRNC selected the hotel because it did not post against firearms. Inspections of the main entrance were made both the day prior and the day of the event. So imagine the surprise of GRNC supporters who found that signs barring guns printed by computer had been scotch-taped into place on Friday evening during the event.
While that might not seem serious, understand that N.C.G.S. 14-415.11(c) bans firearms where the “person in control” of the premises “conspicuously posts” against firearms. The crime is punishable by a Class 2 misdemeanor, including revocation of concealed handgun permits.
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