NRA Attendees Broke NC Concealed Carry Laws?

[ELB]

Summary, as I understand it:

Simultaneously with the NRA Convention in Charlotte, the group "Grass Roots North Carolina" held a "Gala for Guns" event at (one of?) the Marriott Hotel in Charlotte (and I assume a lot of these people also attended the NRA meeting itself). The GRNC people checked out the hotel months earlier to make sure it was not posted againsts concealed carry. (NC law apparently allows pretty much any kind of sign, unlike Texas). They also checked the hotel the day prior to the event to make sure it was not posted. The night of the event, the GRNC attendees showed up (and again, the hotel was not posted) and went into the ballroom for the Gala.

During the Gala while the attendees were still in the ballroom, the hotel posted all the entrances with computer-generated no-firearms notices, thus, by some interpretations, subjecting anyone who was carrying to a Class 2 Misdemeanor. I don't know what the NC law says about "intent" and all that, but in any case it was a dirty trick.

After being called on it, Marriott has apparently responded with conflicing and false information.

GRNC has been organizing an email and boycott campaign against Marriott over this, and at least some from some reports this may be having a positive effect.

For your reading pleasure:

http://www.examiner.com/x-2698-Charlott ... nationwide" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.grnc.org/alerts/alert_5_20_10.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://xrlq.com/2010/05/21/marriott-to- ... -us-first/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://xrlq.com/2010/05/24/grnc-gets-re ... nd-beyond/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[VoiceofReason]

Just sent my e-mail.

[C-dub]

This was a despicable act and I hope they are made to pay for everyone's legal fees.

[Carry-a-Kimber]

I work for Hilton Corp. maybe this will boost my business

[sjfcontrol]

This was a despicable act and I hope they are made to pay for everyone's legal fees.

I didn't see where anybody was actually arrested or charged with a crime -- only that they could have been. Without any charges, there would be no legal fees.

Not that it would excuse their abhorrent behavior.

[ELB]

I work for Hilton Corp. maybe this will boost my business

I know at least one Hilton property that has 30.06 signs. They may not be legal size, looked a little small to me, but they were there.


Marriott apparently told the GRNC and others that it was all big mistake and would take down the signs nationwide -- but then didn't. And stopped answering the phone about it.
http://www.examiner.com/x-2698-Charlott ... gns-remain" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

More here:
http://www.examiner.com/x-2698-Charlott ... s-Gun-Talk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[C-dub]

This was a despicable act and I hope they are made to pay for everyone's legal fees.

I didn't see where anybody was actually arrested or charged with a crime -- only that they could have been. Without any charges, there would be no legal fees.

Not that it would excuse their abhorrent behavior.

I may have incorrectly jumped to the conclusion that since the article said they were made criminals that they had been.

I would hate to think that this whole thing was an unfortunate coincidence that the signs were replaced at that time after having been down for as long as they say they were.