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by rtschl
Mon May 07, 2018 10:07 pm
Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
Topic: 147th Annual NRA Meeting in Dallas
Replies: 284
Views: 114937

Re: 147th Annual NRA Meeting in Dallas

I got to go Friday all day. This is when POTUS and VP were there (though I was in the exhibit halls only). Do you know what I noticed?

* Tens of millions of dollars worth of merchandise
* Thousands if not tens of thousands of armed NRA members in the exhibit halls
* Yet a very small police presence inside. I may have seen 10 or so including the uniformed Secret Service LEO's inside.

Do you know where they needed police? Outside - but not because of NRA members. We were also very clean. I hardly saw any trash on the floors anywhere in the Convention center.

The 2A community is not only one of the most law abiding, but one of the friendliest communities in the USA. I met all sorts of people, including many famous ones who took the time to talk to us common people. I saw genuine interest in these well known celebrities express their gratitude for our interest in the shooting sports and 2A support. I could not be more proud to be part of this community.

:patriot: :txflag:
by rtschl
Sat Apr 28, 2018 1:22 am
Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
Topic: 147th Annual NRA Meeting in Dallas
Replies: 284
Views: 114937

Re: 147th Annual NRA Meeting in Dallas

Federal law gives the Secret Service the authority. As others noted, this came up at the Republican convention in 2016:

"Title 18 United States Code Sections 3056 and 1752 provides the Secret Service authority to preclude firearms from entering sites visited by our protectees, including those located in open-carry states," Secret Service spokesman Robert K. Hoback said in a statement. "Only authorized law enforcement personnel working in conjunction with the Secret Service for a particular event may carry a firearm inside of the protected site."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the ... d37ba48074

1752 in part:
(B)  of a building or grounds where the President or other person protected by the Secret Service is or will be temporarily visiting;  or
(C)  of a building or grounds so restricted in conjunction with an event designated as a special event of national significance; ...

VP Pence does not have a say in the matter. The Secret Service decides and they are not going to allow anyone to carry.

But is it just the hall where he is speaking that is off limits or the entire Convention Center? That is what I want to know.

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