So, burningman and BLM are authorized to confiscate guns on BLM land?

[gunsmith]

burningman lit says they will confiscate firearms brought into their art event on BLM land- I talked to someone in the know of their higher ups & it seems as if some DC bureaucrats & some anti do gooders in the burningman org simply did away with due process and invented some right to confiscate. They claim its a "city" ignoring NV preemption law and creating a mini Chicago, they also claim its a private event but its on BLM land so doesn't the COTUS hold some sway?

It must suck for the gun owners who have to sneak their guns in, they have to drive thousands of miles across a desert with no cell phone reception to even call the police if they're attacked. I know a few who simply sneak their guns in.

Can't something be done? it affects CA gunnies in that the majority of attendees are from CA- also-they used to be quite gun friendly.

[Nodda Duma]

You can tell them to go pound sand, maybe.

[gunsmith]

the problem is, they have BLM law enforcement to back up their idiotic illegal policy.

[rromeo]

Do people that go to Burning Man actually own guns?

[chiselchst]

FURTHEST thing from an expert here (but I did sleep at a ....)

Might they have been issued a "Use Permit" or some other law breaking exemption paper granted to them by politico's?

[dantodd]

Do people that go to Burning Man actually own guns?

I only know 5 people who have attended Burning man, they ALL own guns.

[Barabas]

They have use permits which allow them to refuse entry onto the "city" (read: festival) grounds. They can kick you out of their private event if you aren't complying with their ground rules too. Confiscate... hardly.

You have to realize that the people who organize BM live in their own world, our world has no relevance or meaning to them except when it infringes on their power trip.

[berto]

Do people that go to Burning Man actually own guns?

Guns and explosives were the only reason I wanted to go in the late 80s and early 90s. Things changed as Burning Man grew.

[gunsmith]

yes

Do people that go to Burning Man actually own guns?

yes, the seen majority are now CA party people but lots of older attendee's are pro gun ... liberal on other issues though- me? I like naked drunk girls. ... oh. ... yeah. ... art. ... uh yeah I like art too ... art and naked drunk girls.

[rromeo]

Pardon me.

[M1A Rifleman]

Never been to one and have no interest in being around more hippies - I grew up in Santa Cruz - enough said.

My thoughts on this are:
Do you need to pay to get into the thing or whatever they call it? I would imagine the organizers have a permit for holding an event on BLM land, and so it would be like any private party. They may have private security, however, any private security or group of angry Obama supporting hippies would not have the police powers to confiscate bubble gum. They would simply complain to the BLM rangers that you are crashing their private party and are not welcome since your an armed redneck, and you would be requested to leave.

[gunsmith]

well

They have use permits which allow them to refuse entry onto the "city" (read: festival) grounds. They can kick you out of their private event if you aren't complying with their ground rules too. Confiscate... hardly.

You have to realize that the people who organize BM live in their own world, our world has no relevance or meaning to them except when it infringes on their power trip.

the smart folks I've talked to question how legal it is for BLM to enforce confiscation and the no firearm rule, its a huge chunk of public land that BLM makes $$ off of.

At least we should force burningman not to confiscate and simply turn ppl away.

[FatalKitty]

why the hell would you wanna go there anyway

if for some reason I was there (not in a million years) no one is taking my firearm, not with those acid dropping freaks surrounding me.

[POLICESTATE]

Wouldn't go to burning man in the first place. I can't stand smelly hippies.

[Liberty1]

Sounds like we need to set up a "Knob Creek exploding Man" right next door.