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I...can't help but feeling like I did something to deserve this?Gun owners target block fair for coming-out party
Article by: MARY LYNN SMITH , Star Tribune
Updated: June 18, 2013 - 9:58 PM
Advocates are encouraging gun owners to bring their weapons to Open Streets family-oriented events in Minneapolis and St. Paul.
A group of gun owners plan to use a series of Twin Cities neighborhood family events for their own gun-toting get-togethers, beginning this weekend.
The gun owners “meet-up” event — being promoted as Open Streets-Open Carry — came as a surprise to some organizers of the Open Streets gatherings and city officials.
“I’m shocked and saddened,” said Nancy Homans, policy director for St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman. “It seems like guns isn’t the right kind of activity for this event. We’re not even allowing alcohol.”
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