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(7,875 posts) Fri Jan 8, 2016, 02:04 AM Jan 2016

TYT: Texas Zoos Have A Hard Time Keeping Guns Out

Texas zoos face the complicated issue of having guns inside their parks. Open carry is legal in Texas but zoos want to be labelled as gun free zones. Ana Kasparian and Ben Mankiewicz (What The Flick?!) hosts of The Young Turks discuss.

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Read more here: http://www.rawstory.com/2016/01/texas-zoos-struggle-to-limit-firearms-under-new-open-carry-laws-guns-and-zoos-simply-do-not-mix/

“The next battle over gun rights in Texas may take place in an unlikely setting: the zoo.

A pair of new gun laws — one allowing license holders to openly carry handguns and another penalizing entities that improperly ban firearms on government-owned property — are posing a challenge for all institutions funded through private foundations but located on public property.

Zoos are walking a particular legal tightrope if they want to keep firearms off their property.

Both laws protect existing “gun-free zones,” such as school campuses and courtrooms, and allow private businesses, amusement parks and educational institutions to ban weapons if they choose. While zoos, as frequent destinations for school field trips and family outings, have a strong interest in setting their own firearms policies, they often don’t fall into any of those categories.”