Libertarians to protest alcohol laws/treatment of Ricker’s

The Libertarian Party of Indiana is hosting a protest this weekend the Ricker’s store in Columbus. Party officials say that they will be holding a “drink-in” at the store on 25th Street to protest what they call “over-reaching laws governing the sale of alcoholic beverages in Indiana.”

Ricker’s obtained the appropriate license that allowed it to sell cold, carryout beer as well as serve alcohol in their on-site restaurant. Members of the Indiana General Assembly took issue with the company’s business method and changed the requirements to sell cold, carryout beer. Libertarian officials say the state legislature unfairly targeted Ricker’s.

The drink-in is scheduled for Sunday from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.