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Straw Man

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8. Sorry to burst your bubble, but ...

Reply to LonePirate (Reply #5)

Sun Jul 14, 2024, 02:39 PM

Jul 2024

... the notion that open carry laws prevent the Secret Service from detaining/neutralizing individuals who are carrying firearms in proximity to the POTUS (or ex-POTUS, or whomever they are protecting) is absurd.

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The AR-15 in his pants was a dead giveaway. Sneederbunk Jul 2024 #1

Open carry state. LisaL Jul 2024 #6

Someone With A Gun At a MAGA Rally Deep State Witch Jul 2024 #11

Sounds like someone clearly dropped the ball. Fla Dem Jul 2024 #2

Yes. praxEs Jul 2024 #12

Perhaps thinking. "He's one of us. No real worry." GreenWave Jul 2024 #3

Or he hid the long gun beforehand Flatrat Jul 2024 #4

PA is an open carry state with no permit required. The Secret Service couldn't do anything until he acted. LonePirate Jul 2024 #5

Sorry to burst your bubble, but ... Straw Man Jul 2024 #8

Try again. He was outside the normal security perimeter. Witnesses saw him walking w/his gun. Security did nothing. LonePirate Jul 2024 #9

What is a "normal security perimeter"? Straw Man Jul 2024 #10

There were metal detectors? Igel Jul 2024 #7