Glock Block! No Civilian Guns at CPAC

[jpak]

http://my.firedoglake.com/spocko/2011/02/15/glock-block-no-civilian-guns-at-cpac/

I did a story a few weeks ago about the fact that private citizens were outlawed from carrying guns into Sarah Palin speaking events. I decided to keep on the same topic and investigated the rules around firearms at the recent Conservative Political Action Convention held at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington D.C.

I wondered what the response would be from the people who run security at CPAC if attendees wanted to bring their firearms to the event, either with a legal concealed carried gun or a open carried gun.

I called the the person in charge of CPAC at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel who referred me to the person in charge of security. Instead of hearing from him, the next day I got a phone call from the District of Columbia police: Homeland Security Bureau, Special Operations Division, Special Events Branch. The nice officer from MPDC-HSB-SOD-SEB wanted me to know that attendees should not bring their guns to CPAC.

He explained that the only people who could legally have firearms at CPAC were active law enforcement and military in performance of their duties or retired officers who met the standards of HR218, the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act. Even then, if the hotel wanted to, they could ask for no firearms to be allowed on the property (as the Marriott did when they had a hotel hosting NRA members near the last NRA convention in North Carolina).

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Well I guess it's OK for CPAC to ban guns where they think they are "inappropriate" but moran republics want to let people carry guns in public libraries and schools.

dumbasses

yup

[ejpoeta]

1. that's so weird.... they think guns are ok everywhere!! yet they don't want them

at cpac? but more guns are better i thought. if everyone had a gun it would be better. i just don't get it.

[OneTenthofOnePercent]

2. Can any civilian carry guns *anywhere* in DC, let alone a CPAC convention in DC?

Because local laws supersede CPAC convention rules... the CPAC convention has no say in the matter.
Even if they wanted every person there to be armed, you still couldn't tote a gun there.

Could you clarify the point of this post.

[Hoyt]

3. More than anything, I think even CPAC knows how easily deranged folks can get permits.

Worse, some states allow any ole deranged soul to carry in public.

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[Katya Mullethov]

6. They are entitled to as much

Ask 'em .

[jpak]

7. ROFL!!!111

:rofl:

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[X_Digger]

5. File this one under "Fucking Duh!"

DC has no open or concealed carry. So it doesn't matter what CPAC wants or doesn't want.

Wharrgarble from FDL.

Color me unsurprised.

[Straw Man]

9. CPAC banned nothing.

The restrictions come from DC law and Marriott policies. You seem to be arguing that RKBA advocates are hypocrites for complying with the law.

Whether disingenuous or simply ignorant, your misrepresentations don't support your claims.

Nope.

[PavePusher]

10. Wow, you are an ignorant one, aintchya....

Did you manage to set that Strawman(tm) up all by yourself?

Or did you hire out the heavy lifting.

[Kolesar]

11. The Republicans are happy to have a wedge issue to keep people voting against their own interests

The details of whether they can carry a gun to their political convention is not really a problem to them.