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| VP Mike Pence, Official White House photo |
In a previous post, I noted that handguns will be allowed at the NRA Annual Meeting in Dallas this year.
BUT--
I learned from Jenn Jacques this morning at TTAG, that VP Mike Pence will be speaking at Friday's Leadership Forum.
SO--
I contacted the NRA and asked if that event (the Leadership Forum) would be a Secret Service weapons exclusion zone.
YES, it will be. Here is the reply I got from NRA:
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10:55 AM (12 minutes ago)
to me
Good morning,
The ILA-Leadership Forum will be a Secret Service secured event. Firearms will be strictly prohibited in the hall.* Please make the necessary arrangements with your firearms prior to the event.
Firearms will be allowed in the exhibit hall in accordance with state law and proper documentation.
Thank you,
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So, please be sure to not attempt to go there with your gun.
I then contacted KnifeRights and asked,
" Will you be providing knife checks at the Leadership Forum, like you did at Louisville. VP Pence is speaking, therefore it will be a no weapons zone."
Thanks,
I got a quick reply from Doug Ritter:
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Doug Ritter
11:22 AM (10 minutes ago)
to me
Yes
Doug Ritter
Chairman and Executive Director
Knife Rights, Inc.
Knife Rights Foundation, Inc.
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*emphasis added
Same drill as the 3 preceding years, where Donald Trump was speaking, the auditorium becomes controlled by the Secret Service. Don't even try to bring in a ham sandwich (literally), let alone umbrellas and other such gear. The rest of the convention, carry on unmolested, concealed or open, you will be in good company.
ReplyDeleteLittlemike - not at Nashville; I spoke to POTUS there, and their was no Secret Service security since he was not officially a candidate at that time.
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