No guns allowed at Utah GOP convention because of Ron DeSantis' keynote appearance

[Mr. Sparkle]

Firearms will not be allowed at a speaking event by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during the Utah Republican Party State Convention in Orem later this month. Utah GOP Chairman Carson Jorgensen acknowledged Monday that magnetometers would be in use at the Utah Valley University’s UCCU Center for the April 22 convention as part of enhanced security for DeSantis’ appearance.

“In the current political climate, we felt the need to be thorough in our security for this event,” Jorgensen said. The party chairman said the plan to use magnetometers at the convention was a mutual decision between the Utah GOP and DeSantis’ representatives. He pointed to the use of magnetometers at November’s U.S. Senate debate between Mike Lee and Evan McMullin, which also took place at UVU.

“We felt the best practice is to err on the side of caution,” Jorgensen added. This is not the first time guns have been prohibited at an event featuring DeSantis. Firearms were banned at several conservative events where DeSantis spoke last summer, Insider reported. According to The Washington Post, his team wanted weapons banned from his election-night celebration in Tampa last year but took steps to avoid political blowback from the move.

https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2023/04/04/no-guns-allowed-utah-gop/

[Rebl2]

1. I don't

understand. They support gun ownership and open carry. What could they be afraid of? There would be lots of good people with guns, right? I just don’t understand.

[TheBlackAdder]

22. One of ther first things fascists do is seize firearms from the population. It hardens their power.

[Rebl2]

25. True

[Irish_Dem]

2. The elite are always protected.

The rest of us are on our own.

[al_liberal]

3. Fuck that.

If we have to deal with guns everywhere we go they should too. This bullshit of restrictions at their “safe spaces” should be banned.

[sanatanadharma]

4. Gosh, I'd sure like someone to invent a hypocrimeter

To identify people trying to smuggle their hypocrisy unseen into public venues.

[Mysterian]

5. But they want more guns in your children's schools

I'm so sick of the gun insanity.

[peggysue2]

6. DeSantis, snowflake and hypocrite extraordinaire!

Pushes an open carry, no regulation/certification/training law in Florida but bans guns at his own appearance in Utah.

As for children and other private citizens being slaughtered by similar laws proposed across the country?

Oh well.

Nothing like exposing your quivering backside, Ron.

[DBoon]

7. What about "watering the tree of liberty with the blood of tyrants"?

or "soap box, ballot box, ammo box"?

[bluestarone]

8. PROOF of how DUMB their base are!

I've always said that these leaders are 100% for guns, BUT not at their meetings? IDIOTS all of them!!

[captain queeg]

9. Didn't he just sign a bill making it legal for anyone to carry a concieled gun?

Ron likes to make rules for others.

[AmBlue]

17. Yes he did.

No permit required to carry a loaded gun in Florida!!

[ProudMNDemocrat]

10. GOP HYPOCRISY

[mzmolly]

11. Can't they just invite armed teachers?

[Baitball Blogger]

12. Which means, he doesn't trust the MAGAs.

[underpants]

16. That's how I took it.

They don’t want a MAGA getting any ideas. Hell it could turn into the civil war they want so much. Their civil war.

[Solly Mack]

21. Yep

[Aristus]

13. If "Guns don't kill people; people kill people",

why don't they remove the people from the convention, and leave the guns?

[global1]

14. This Image Would Make For A Good Political Cartoon.....

A convention hall with a gun on each seat of the auditorium; a speaker on the stage giving a speech; and no people present in the auditorium.

[underpants]

18. The problem. Saw this a few days ago.

[Wingus Dingus]

20. ...

[kimbutgar]

15. Gun laws for me and not thee people.

Utah and Desatan are such hypocrites!

[Wingus Dingus]

19. They don't care if we peasants slaughter each other.

They will always protect themselves and eliminate risk, they're not relying on "good guys with guns", aka dumbfuck bubbas who arm themselves for Walmart.

[Paladin]

23. Chickenshit hypocritical motherfuckers. (nt)

[Chainfire]

24. I wonder how many Florida Schools have the devices?

El Douche is very important, your kids, not so much...

[Mr.Bill]

26. Isn't a republican state convention

an odd stop on a book-selling tour?

[Volaris]

27. Heh antifa and the ACLU should file a 2nd Amendment lawsuit.

MAGA heads would explode no matter the outcome.