Could We See Bullets and Beer at Lions Daze?

Sussex won't be able to keep people from carrying a concealed weapon next year at Lions Daze, even though alcohol will be served there.

Sussex residents won't need to leave their guns at home next year when they’re drinking beer at Lions Daze. Under the state's new concealed weapons law, the village will not be allowed to prohibit guns from within public parks even though they are banned from public buildings. Concealed weapons are also banned from areas where alcohol is served, however, Lions Daze takes place within Village Park and therefore Sussex will be unable to stop residents from bringing their guns to the beer tent. “I don’t think there’s any way we can make the argument there are special points of entry,” said Melissa Weiss, assistant to the village administrator. “That’s a unique situation where we can’t legally address unless extreme measures are taken.” The …

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