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Related: About this forumThey Should Totally Allow Guns At the Republican Convention. Seriously.
After an online petition pushing for open-carry guns at the Republican convention gathered over 50,000 signatures this week, the Republican establishment panicked and shot the idea down pretty quickly. Hmm we wonder why. Ring of Fires Farron Cousins discusses this.
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They Should Totally Allow Guns At the Republican Convention. Seriously. (Original Post)
GoLeft TV
Mar 2016
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That is probably the only way I would watch it. With guns inside the convention it would
LiberalArkie
Mar 2016
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dogman
(6,073 posts)1. Shouldn't they be mandatory?
That's their solution for the world's problems.
LiberalArkie
(15,719 posts)2. That is probably the only way I would watch it. With guns inside the convention it would
be must see reality tv.
ffr
(22,670 posts)6. I don't watch much TV, but I too would make an exception
to watch the brawl that will be the Republi convention.
phantom power
(25,966 posts)3. If they don't, then they lack the courage of their convictions.
Jerry442
(1,265 posts)4. Even if the R's really wanted guns at the RNC...
...which they don't, the Secret Service and the Quicken Loans Arena insurers would still make it pretty much impossible.
There are still lots of lesser events where open and concealed carry by attendees is quite feasible, however, and I anticipate statements from all R candidates welcoming armed supporters to those.
Yup, any moment now.
sulphurdunn
(6,891 posts)5. Wouldn't allowing guns
at the convention cause some permanent voter disenfranchisement?
zebonaut
(3,688 posts)7. Do they allow open carry at Trump and Cruz rallies??? Why not?