NRA Ban's Guns at event for Pence's safety

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The event's security has to be Secret Service because they are protecting the VP. The NRA's hands are tied in this matter. They didn't ban guns at the event, the Secret Service did.
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The NRA has always banned guns at these events.

Mostly because they were afraid of an accidental shooting triggering a mass gunfight.
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CharlesPhipps wrote: Tue May 01, 2018 3:05 pm The NRA has always banned guns at these events.

Mostly because they were afraid of an accidental shooting triggering a mass gunfight.
Interesting. I couldn't find any source for this being their concern.
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Darth Wedgius wrote: Tue May 01, 2018 4:52 pm
CharlesPhipps wrote: Tue May 01, 2018 3:05 pm The NRA has always banned guns at these events.

Mostly because they were afraid of an accidental shooting triggering a mass gunfight.
Interesting. I couldn't find any source for this being their concern.
There's a lot of ass covering but this isn't a new thing. Also, it would kind of clash with the rhetoric that all a school shooting needs is an armed teacher.
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It's the idea that people can never truly trust others, so they believe putting down "rules" will help when really it sends the wrong message
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CharlesPhipps wrote: Tue May 01, 2018 7:41 pm
Darth Wedgius wrote: Tue May 01, 2018 4:52 pm
CharlesPhipps wrote: Tue May 01, 2018 3:05 pm The NRA has always banned guns at these events.

Mostly because they were afraid of an accidental shooting triggering a mass gunfight.
Interesting. I couldn't find any source for this being their concern.
There's a lot of ass covering but this isn't a new thing. Also, it would kind of clash with the rhetoric that all a school shooting needs is an armed teacher.
How did you find out that the NRA's intention was avoiding an accidental shooting triggering a mass gunfight?

Edit: If this was just snark, then never mind.
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Darth Wedgius wrote: Wed May 02, 2018 6:21 pm
CharlesPhipps wrote: Tue May 01, 2018 7:41 pm
Darth Wedgius wrote: Tue May 01, 2018 4:52 pm
CharlesPhipps wrote: Tue May 01, 2018 3:05 pm The NRA has always banned guns at these events.

Mostly because they were afraid of an accidental shooting triggering a mass gunfight.
Interesting. I couldn't find any source for this being their concern.
There's a lot of ass covering but this isn't a new thing. Also, it would kind of clash with the rhetoric that all a school shooting needs is an armed teacher.
How did you find out that the NRA's intention was avoiding an accidental shooting triggering a mass gunfight?

Edit: If this was just snark, then never mind.
I think he's being facetious
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excalibur wrote: Thu May 03, 2018 6:55 pm
Darth Wedgius wrote: Wed May 02, 2018 6:21 pm
CharlesPhipps wrote: Tue May 01, 2018 7:41 pm
Darth Wedgius wrote: Tue May 01, 2018 4:52 pm
CharlesPhipps wrote: Tue May 01, 2018 3:05 pm The NRA has always banned guns at these events.

Mostly because they were afraid of an accidental shooting triggering a mass gunfight.
Interesting. I couldn't find any source for this being their concern.
There's a lot of ass covering but this isn't a new thing. Also, it would kind of clash with the rhetoric that all a school shooting needs is an armed teacher.
How did you find out that the NRA's intention was avoiding an accidental shooting triggering a mass gunfight?

Edit: If this was just snark, then never mind.
I think he's being facetious
Thanks. That's fine, then.
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Well the literal response was and is that the NRA orders the firing pins taken out of their guns on the show room floor but don't actually ban guns guns--they just tend to have their meetings in places that don't allow guns anyway.

Which starts to get a bit sideeyed the more the restrictions exist.
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