AUSTIN, Texas — After hundreds of negative responses, Texas officials appear to be backing off a plan to allow alcohol to be sold at some gun shows, which would have come with strict conditions.
Staff at the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission has recommended withdrawing last month’s proposal at the panel’s next meeting on Tuesday.
Alcohol sales would have come with strict conditions, such as banning the sale of live ammunition, a requirement that firearms be disabled and not allowing a buyer to walk out with their weapon.
Despite those limits, the plan still conjured worries about a possibly volatile mix of guns and alcohol. Texas prohibits concealed handgun license holders from carrying their weapons into bars.
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