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TomCADem

(17,390 posts)
Fri Jul 1, 2016, 11:19 AM Jul 2016

RNC Event Zone: Water Guns Banned, Real Guns Allowed

Source: MSN/US News and World Report

Strict rules in place during next month’s Republican National Convention ban Coke cans, glass bottles, tennis balls and “any projectile launcher,” specifically BB guns, paintball guns and water guns from a broad swath of downtown Cleveland. But actual guns are allowed in public areas of the restrictive 1.7 square mile event zone.

And at least some people traveling to the convention are expected to seek to exercise their right to bear firearms in full view of the public, as allowed by Ohio law, following violent clashes this year outside Donald Trump rallies in cities across the country.

“You can take my string and you can take my duct tape, but you can’t take my gun – it’s open carry,” says Tim Selaty, director of operations at Citizens for Trump, a coalition of groups including bikers and truckers who support the presumptive GOP nominee.

Citizens for Trump, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio, last week won a ruling from a federal judge shrinking a large event zone in which various weapons and everyday items like canned goods and lumber – but not guns – will be banned.

Read more: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/rnc-event-zone-water-guns-banned-real-guns-allowed/ar-AAhP8d6



I guess the presence of real guns could be a deterrent to Trump protestors.
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RNC Event Zone: Water Guns Banned, Real Guns Allowed (Original Post) TomCADem Jul 2016 OP
this is going to end badly AntiBank Jul 2016 #1
Gunfucker logic. Iggo Jul 2016 #2
So much for my plan to build a catapult out of 2x4s to hurl canned peas. NT Jerry442 Jul 2016 #3
We can still send them dildos and snacks. Iggo Jul 2016 #4
heh, some years back, probably two election cycles ago, ChairmanAgnostic Jul 2016 #5
Now *that's* fascinating. BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2016 #28
Allow guns among a bunch of already pissed off, low intelligent people.... good plan!!!! groundloop Jul 2016 #6
NRA Says an Armed Society is Polite Society TomCADem Jul 2016 #8
There's absolutely no reason for anyone to refrain from speaking out. Jerry442 Jul 2016 #19
Should we survive so long... malthaussen Jul 2016 #7
This? BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2016 #29
Time for your daily George. longship Jul 2016 #9
I truly miss Carlin's voice of sanity. n/t 99th_Monkey Jul 2016 #15
Wierd innit? Jerry442 Jul 2016 #20
LOL - good one 99th_Monkey Jul 2016 #22
Silly old me NastyRiffraff Jul 2016 #10
You know someone will be murdered during the rethug convention kimbutgar Jul 2016 #11
Make sense: Water = life; lead = death KansDem Jul 2016 #12
Hm... imagine the headlines- 'Hundreds arrested at GOP national convention for bearing squirt guns.' RiverNoord Jul 2016 #13
..when they pry it from my cold, wet hands." NT Jerry442 Jul 2016 #21
lol :-) RiverNoord Jul 2016 #23
The giant blimp-sized cartoon ones. Iggo Jul 2016 #24
No worries. Their will be Neo-Nazi's providing "security". 99th_Monkey Jul 2016 #14
"When you're born you get a ticket to the Freak Show. In America it's a front row seat." Auggie Jul 2016 #16
But, but…water guns, like semi-automatic rifles, were NOT designed for mass casualties. blm Jul 2016 #17
Proving yet again that America is crazy. sinkingfeeling Jul 2016 #18
It makes a twisted sense - any gun will be assumed to be a real one csziggy Jul 2016 #25
lol SoLeftIAmRight Jul 2016 #26
I believe I have now heard the call of GOP bird - raven mad Jul 2016 #27

ChairmanAgnostic

(28,017 posts)
5. heh, some years back, probably two election cycles ago,
Fri Jul 1, 2016, 11:42 AM
Jul 2016

an enterprising reporter interviewed a couple of high priced hookers.

one of them said she attended both GOP and Dem conventions, but found that the GOP had a far higher demand. Also, something about them not performing well, and more than a few pulling out a bible, falling on their knees and begging them for forgiveness. They also didn't tip as well as the democrats.

You know, as part of the Family Val-Zoo idiocracy that is today's GOP, we should ask the AFA and others to push for banning all birth control in Cleveland during the convention. No rubbers, no morning after pills, no nothing. We should also push to ban all porn on hotel cable. (A couple of decades ago, moral majority found out that when they had conservative baptist conventions, porn usage was 3-4 times higher at their hotels than without the religious freaks present in town).

Think of the fear that would create in all convention attendees.

BlancheSplanchnik

(20,219 posts)
28. Now *that's* fascinating.
Sat Jul 2, 2016, 05:22 PM
Jul 2016

Not surprising, but definitely fascinating. Looks like a good PhD dissertation subject.

groundloop

(11,521 posts)
6. Allow guns among a bunch of already pissed off, low intelligent people.... good plan!!!!
Fri Jul 1, 2016, 11:43 AM
Jul 2016

They couldn't pay me enough to go anywhere near that place, it's going to be a powder keg just waiting to blow up.

TomCADem

(17,390 posts)
8. NRA Says an Armed Society is Polite Society
Fri Jul 1, 2016, 11:49 AM
Jul 2016

I guess we will see if the presence of guns forces anti-Trump protestors to show restraint.

Like you, I think many would be protestors would be intimidated and fearful about exercising their First Amendment rights.

Jerry442

(1,265 posts)
19. There's absolutely no reason for anyone to refrain from speaking out.
Fri Jul 1, 2016, 02:59 PM
Jul 2016

The Good Guys With Guns™ will protect them.

malthaussen

(17,215 posts)
7. Should we survive so long...
Fri Jul 1, 2016, 11:47 AM
Jul 2016

... some day, people are going to look back at this era and wonder what the hell we were using for brains.

-- Mal

kimbutgar

(21,174 posts)
11. You know someone will be murdered during the rethug convention
Fri Jul 1, 2016, 11:55 AM
Jul 2016

Allowing guns in the protest zone, what could go wrong?

 

RiverNoord

(1,150 posts)
13. Hm... imagine the headlines- 'Hundreds arrested at GOP national convention for bearing squirt guns.'
Fri Jul 1, 2016, 12:30 PM
Jul 2016

I wasn't planning on going anywhere near the damn thing, but if a thousand people or so could agree on bringing cheap, obvious squirt guns, that might be worth doing...

 

99th_Monkey

(19,326 posts)
14. No worries. Their will be Neo-Nazi's providing "security".
Fri Jul 1, 2016, 12:46 PM
Jul 2016

ah, you know .. to keep Trump supporters safe from anti-Trump
protestors .. or something like that.

Auggie

(31,178 posts)
16. "When you're born you get a ticket to the Freak Show. In America it's a front row seat."
Fri Jul 1, 2016, 12:55 PM
Jul 2016

George Carlin quote.

Second time in two days I've used it on DU, though I'm sure it would be appropriate in dozens of more threads.

blm

(113,082 posts)
17. But, but…water guns, like semi-automatic rifles, were NOT designed for mass casualties.
Fri Jul 1, 2016, 01:05 PM
Jul 2016

They should NOT be regulated any more than semi-automatic rifles.

She said sarcastically.

csziggy

(34,136 posts)
25. It makes a twisted sense - any gun will be assumed to be a real one
Fri Jul 1, 2016, 05:11 PM
Jul 2016

So if someone is brandishing what looks like a weapon, the cops can blow them away without worrying about shooting if it might be a toy.

raven mad

(4,940 posts)
27. I believe I have now heard the call of GOP bird -
Fri Jul 1, 2016, 09:35 PM
Jul 2016

stupid, stupid, stupid, dumb, stupid, stupid, stupid...........

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