With his Oct. 2019 column, Chris Lose outlines the many legal and logistical hurdles faced by crew members who want to bring a deadly weapon along for the ride. “Even with a state-issued concealed carry permit, the USA is a patchwork of reciprocity. Some states accept other states’ CCW permits, and others don’t. You could drive from a Hard Rock in Las Vegas to a Hard Rock in Los Angeles and be subject to completely different permits. You can all but rule out doing a tour that crosses the border into Mexico or Canada,” Lose notes, adding that, in his opinion, the best way for road crew members to step up and save lives at a concert would be through “medical training and CPR skills” rather than their own “sniper skills.”
-From “LD-at-Large” by Chris Lose, PLSN, Oct. 2019, page 84
