Mississippi gun show targeted with unprecedented fire department inspection fee for vendors

[TexasTowelie]

It is no secret that the City of Jackson under the Lumumba Administration is no fan of gun shows. Last summer, city leaders looked for ways to ban the gatherings. This past weekend, it would seem that there was intent by the city to impose a disincentive on the shows and their vendors by charging, for the first time ever, a “fire inspection fee” for each vendor booth at these events.

According to Jackson Jambalaya, the Jackson Fire Department surprised vendors at the gun show this weekend as it opened, telling vendors they had to pay a $50 “fire inspection fee” for each booth inside the facility on top of the $75 booth fee from the organizers.

The Fire Department’s message was delivered while being accompanied by the Jackson Police Department.

David Chancellor of Laurel operates the semi-annual gun show. Chancellor told Jackson Jambalaya that City of Jackson Fire Marshal Elliot Holmes notified the Wahabi Shrine Temple on Thursday that each vendor would have to pay the fee.

Read more: https://yallpolitics.com/2021/03/15/mississippi-gun-show-targeted-with-unprecedented-fire-department-inspection-fee-for-vendors/

[jaxexpat]

1. That should shake them up, a shakedown!

[mahatmakanejeeves]

2. They'll have to do this to every vendor at every show, or it won't pass muster.

The mayor cannot designate two groups of people, people he does like and and people he doesn't like, and use the law to treat them in different manners.

And that's what this is, pure and simple, the mayor using the fire department to carry out a vendetta against people he doesn't like.

[mopinko]

3. i dunno. this seems to be a unique risk show.

as long as they do it to any other show w a similar risk of fire catastrophe, i think it flies.

[Laha]

5. Firearms and all the ammo pose a particular risk

It wouldn't make sense to charge every single vendor at every convention that fee. I sold plush for years at conventions. Do you think they're going to explode, or harm anyone in any way?

[mwooldri]

8. Every show that involves hazmat.

Ammunition definitely fall under hazmat. And a vendor at a booth selling firearms is likely to have ammunition. Needs to be stored safely.

[SergeStorms]

4. It won't stop them.

It won't even slow them down. They'll either pass the costs on to the consumer, or relocate the shows just out of the City's limits. Nothing will stand in the way of gun zealots procuring more guns.

[Locrian]

6. pretty much

while they LOVE to whine about how "persecuted they are" I'm always amazed at how much MONEY they spend on their "hobby".

[Old Crank]

7. If some one would

If some one wanted to push it, instead of finding a venue just out of town, the vendors and show might have a case. It has been shown that jurisdictions can't charge more than a reasonable amount for services. This was done based on photo copying charges jurisdictions levied on people getting documents. Cities were force to charge only the true costs. I think it would be hard to justify 50 vendors with booths costing $3,750 for fire inspections.

Not a fan of gun shows. It may be true that the codes allow charges for inspections but there are limits to charges that are punitive.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

9. Correct. The next mayor might impose a special fee for not just vendors at Jackson's next

Pride Week parade, but all participants, on the grounds that, well, you know how the gays are with all those diseases. So everyone has to get a nasal swab, and there will be a fee for that.

Be careful what you wish for, because you just might get it.

And I don't care for the surprise element of the "inspection" fee," which is in truth an "I don't like you" tax either.