X-post from GD: There's a petition to allow 'open carry' at the GOP convention

[SecularMotion]

RECOGNIZE OUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO OPEN CARRY FIREARMS AT THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION AT THE QUICKEN LOANS ARENA IN JULY 2016


SUMMARY: In July of 2016, the GOP will host its convention at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. Though Ohio is an open carry state, which allows for the open carry of guns, the hosting venue—the Quicken Loans Arena—strictly forbids the carry of firearms on their premises.


According to the policy on their website, "firearms and other weapons of any kind are strictly forbidden on the premises of Quicken Loans Arena."


This is a direct affront to the Second Amendment and puts all attendees at risk. As the National Rifle Association has made clear, "gun-free zones" such as the Quicken Loans Arena are "the worst and most dangerous of all lies." The NRA, our leading defender of gun rights, has also correctly pointed out that "gun free zones... tell every insane killer in America... (the) safest place to inflict maximum mayhem with minimum risk." (March 4, 2016 and Dec. 21, 2012)


http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027711905

[stone space]

1. I'm sure that the folks here who threaten my university with CAMPUS CARRY...

...will be right along with all of the reasons for allowing CONVENTION CARRY at both the Democratic and Republican Conventions.

[hack89]

3. I will leave it to the owners of the venues

it is their property it is their decision.

[Duckhunter935]

9. I agree

Leave it up to the venue to decide. I am sure the law abiding will follow the rules.

[Duckhunter935]

10. Threaten, lol

You mean allow licensed concealed carry by people over 21 that pass a background check and have training.

[DonP]

13. FWIW, Iowa already allows campus carry

Sadly, for now it's left up to the discretion of the individual University. But I expect that too will change too over time.

But on the plus side, Iowa just became the 40th state to legalize suppressors.

Also, the poster in question has yet to explain how they will magically know who if carrying and when?

Gun Chi?

The Force?

[Duckhunter935]

14. Very true on how he would know

Who is concealed carrying in his class.

[Eleanors38]

15. Actually, this petition seems controller propelled. Doncha think?

[ileus]

2. The people should be able to OC anywhere...that should be the rule

not the exception...

IMHO my life is worth protecting no matter where I may roam. Maybe I place too much importance on remaining alive...

[Human101948]

4. Have you ever needed to use your gun?

Just wondering.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

5. Anyone...

...who carries for protection NEEDS to use their gun often.

[Human101948]

6. Huh?

What does that mean?

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

7. More specifically...

...anyone who carries for the purpose of self-defense had better be using that gun quite often...

Using it to shoot targets to improve accuracy, to train for reaction time and to practice distinguishing the between valid threats and innocents.

[Duckhunter935]

11. Not surprised you did not get it

[Human101948]

12. Sorry, not immersed in the dog whistles of the gun culture...

and the whole "self defense" fantasy.

[theatre goon]

8. A non-issue.

People tried to make this a thing at the NRA convention, claiming hypocrisy on the organization's part, when in reality (that little thing that so many anti-rights activists like to ignore) was that the venue itself set that rule, and only at one portion of the convention, not the NRA.

In this situation, however, we have the added possibility that the petition was started by anti-gun people trying to make the Republicans look bad. Personally, I think the Republicans do a really good job of that on their own, by, for instance, their candidates. This sort of manufactured controversy is rather childish, in my opinion. Why not talk about the actual issues, rather than trying to create one out of whole cloth...?