Stabbing @ Minnesota State Fair

View · by **PileDriver** on Sun Aug 26, 2012 7:33 pm

http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2012/08/2 ... tate-fair/

ST. PAUL (WCCO) — Two people are in the hospital after being stabbed at the Minnesota State Fair Sunday evening, according to police.

http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/story/19 ... state-fair
http://www.kare11.com/news/article/9885 ... State-Fair

View · by **Lunchbox** on Sun Aug 26, 2012 7:57 pm

And Joan and her crew wonder why people carry at the fair. :roll:

View · by **photogpat** on Sun Aug 26, 2012 8:00 pm

Lunchbox wrote:And Joan and her crew wonder why people carry at the fair.

Joan's response will of course be, "See, since they didn't have guns, they just got stabbed, and will live. If they'd have had a gun, someone would have *gasp* *clutch pearls* DIED!!!11!!eleventy!!"

:roll:

View · by **Grayskies** on Sun Aug 26, 2012 8:01 pm

Lunchbox wrote:And Joan and her crew wonder why people carry at the fair.

No, they are probably wondering when they can get started on a knife ban like they have in England.

View · by **Lunchbox** on Sun Aug 26, 2012 10:28 pm

Grayskies wrote:
Lunchbox wrote:And Joan and her crew wonder why people carry at the fair.

No, they are probably wondering when they can get started on a knife ban like they have in England.

That being said and after reading some of her stuff, would it surprise you?

View · by **xd ED** on Sun Aug 26, 2012 11:55 pm

http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2003/08/20_zdechlikm_statefairguns/

The article is worth reading, if only for Atty David Gross's comments.

Minnesota State Fair Director Jerry Hammer says it makes no more sense to allow guns at the fair than it does to allow archers to shoot arrows on the midway.

"It's just common sense. I don't know that I can really elaborate much more on that," says Hammer. "There's not a large fair in the country, or theme park, that allows weapons. It's common sense."

Hammer says there are simply too many people around the fairgrounds to allow weapons. He says the Minnesota State Fair is a safe place, leaving no need for people to protect themselves.

Ooops! :doh:

Maybe it wasn't a stabbing, merely an injury caused by a blade-on-a-stick

View · by **Humphrey Bogart** on Mon Aug 27, 2012 2:45 am

Guns don't kill people,

Knives do.

View · by **Irish.40** on Mon Aug 27, 2012 4:13 am

According to Hammer, the more people in a state owned public place, the less legitimate state law becomes. I would love to take David Gross up on his offer. But I need to work on a regular basis.

View · by **redaudi** on Mon Aug 27, 2012 5:21 am

I'm awfully tempted to take him up on the issue. I work midnight to 8 am, and have no issue spending daylight (read: normal business) hours working with it. So tempting.

View · by **bstrawse** on Mon Aug 27, 2012 5:24 am

Note that the article in question is nine years old. I'd recommend checking with David before proceeding - particularly because he's mostly retired at this point...

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View · by **bstrawse** on Mon Aug 27, 2012 5:24 am

Lunchbox wrote:
Grayskies wrote:
Lunchbox wrote:And Joan and her crew wonder why people carry at the fair.

No, they are probably wondering when they can get started on a knife ban like they have in England.

That being said and after reading some of her stuff, would it surprise you?

Not one bit...
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View · by **chudrockz** on Mon Aug 27, 2012 5:37 am

I don't think I will mention this to my wife, as we're leaving to head there in about fifteen minutes! Sigh.

View · by **redaudi** on Mon Aug 27, 2012 5:57 am

bstrawse wrote:Note that the article in question is nine years old. I'd recommend checking with David before proceeding - particularly because he's mostly retired at this point...

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abort abort abort :bolt:

View · by **cobb** on Mon Aug 27, 2012 6:18 am

Minnesota State Fair Director Jerry Hammer says it makes no more sense to allow guns at the fair than it does to allow archers to shoot arrows on the midway.

Wow, that is just a brilliant statement. :roll:

After initially reading the article I was wondering about the statement on posting. Again this year on Thursday we came in the main entrance on Snelling and I saw no signs.

View · by **Irish.40** on Mon Aug 27, 2012 6:50 am

bstrawse wrote:Note that the article in question is nine years old. I'd recommend checking with David before proceeding - particularly because he's mostly retired at this point...

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I saw the date of publication. That doesn't change my wanting to work with David. That is, if he isnt retired. Oh well, I wasn't planning on going to the fair anyway.