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Sidwell school's guards NOT armed?

Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2013 11:18 am
by A-R
Wow, if this is true (no armed guards at POTUS's and David Gregory's kids' school other than SS detail) then the NRA has really stepped in a pile with that ad ...

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And Ellis Turner, associate head of Sidwell Friends, told us emphatically: “Sidwell Friends security officers do not carry guns.” (Note: this includes those listed as special police officers.)
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Re: Sidwell school's guards NOT armed?

Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2013 11:30 am
by texanjoker
The guards are probably not armed due to the Secret Service being present. The SS doesn't even allow local LEO's to remain armed around POTUS. I got to shake GW's hand and we had to be unarmed IN UNIFORM to do this. With that said, there still would be an entire armed detail, hence the president having armed guards for his kids.

Re: Sidwell school's guards NOT armed?

Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2013 12:42 pm
by mojo84
I read several of them are armed and some are not. Cannot remember where I saw it.

Re: Sidwell school's guards NOT armed?

Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2013 1:33 pm
by K.Mooneyham
Its probably the media using a technicality to cover the POTUS and David Gregory's backside...the SCHOOL guards aren't armed, but the armed guards aren't actually SCHOOL employees. I'm certain that the NRA would have done their research before making an ad like they did.

Re: Sidwell school's guards NOT armed?

Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2013 8:05 pm
by baldeagle
A-R wrote:Wow, if this is true (no armed guards at POTUS's and David Gregory's kids' school other than SS detail) then the NRA has really stepped in a pile with that ad ...

http://m.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact- ... _blog.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
And Ellis Turner, associate head of Sidwell Friends, told us emphatically: “Sidwell Friends security officers do not carry guns.” (Note: this includes those listed as special police officers.)
http://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski ... e&s=mobile" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
The President surrounded himself with children to push gun control, and you feel the NRA stepped in it? You need to stop listening to the media. They've warped your brain.