With the Repub Natl Convention coming to town we can't have law-abiding citizens who've gone through the infringement process to obtain their permit to practice their 2A rights walk about town freely now, can we...
Tampa may seek Gov. Rick Scott's help keeping guns away from RNC protests - Tampa Bay Times
I especially enjoyed the anti-gun mental gymnastics going on to summon a legal basis that will allow the Mayor's will to be done, damn the law.
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So is the anti-gun Democratic mayor afraid of law abiding Republicans who carry guns, or is he afraid of criminal Democrats/Liberals carrying guns and shooting up the Republicans?
Tampa may seek Gov. Rick Scott's help keeping guns away from RNC protests - Tampa Bay Times
I especially enjoyed the anti-gun mental gymnastics going on to summon a legal basis that will allow the Mayor's will to be done, damn the law.
"In the event of an emergency beyond local control, Florida law does allow the governor to issue executive orders that have the force and effect of law. Among the powers conferred upon the governor in emergencies is the authority to "suspend or limit the sale, dispensing or transportation of alcoholic beverages, firearms, explosives and combustibles."
"Theoretically, Seigel said, the Secret Service could expand the geographic reach of its authority and ban concealed weapons throughout the city's Clean Zone, too, as long as agents could connect that expansion to the legitimate pursuit of their lawful authority."
I can see restricting carrying inside but not on the streets around it. Been there numerous times and it ain't that nice or safe of a town.