Well acquainted with controversy King 810 aren’t ones to shy away from things when they might go as some planned. Here the band are pretty vocal about their recent mishap in a venue.
In a rather lengthy statement, King 810 have voiced their opinion on what was to be their biggest performance to date in the name of what they believe in, which despite it being about firearms shows the band honest integrity. It’s a bit of a strange one the gun laws in America and perhaps the police were trying to do the right thing but to single a band out like that, well to single anyone out like that is callous and ultimately the act of a school yard bully. At least this hasn’t been “swept under the rug” as the band mention.
We’re canceling tonight’s show at Saint Andrew’s Hall here in Detroit. Upon arrival, every case we were carrying was wanded and searched. All of us were searched and re-searched every time we entered the venue, which we were fine with.
During this process they let us know that they don’t do this to other groups and that essentially they were singling us out. After informing them that a few people in the group are licensed to carry for security measures we were still not allowed to come onto their property with protection. Michigan is an open carry state. We’ve made this stand completely clear.
We had every intention on playing and were looking forward to the show, as the biggest one of our careers to date. This is not an easy decision to make, but we have to answer to ourselves first and foremost.
This is not about shows or weapons. This is about our inherent rights. They will surely try to sweep this under the rug and spun as “unforeseen circumstances.” But we tell the truth to the people. These people tried to tell us police officers can’t even carry guns into their establishment. If this is where the country is headed, God damn.”
What do you think of the matter, are the band right?
