Secret Service Denies 44,000 Signatories Right To Bear Arms At RNC Convention

Following the amassing of more than 44,000 signatures petitioning for the right to open-carry during the RNC convention in July, The Hill reports The Secret Service released a statement saying that “only authorized law enforcement personnel” working with the agency will be allowed to carry firearms inside protected areas. Petitioners reacted angrily to the decision, “this is a direct affront to the Second Amendment and puts all attendees at risk.” The way this cronyist campaign is going, guns are the last thing the GOP should be worrying about.
The Hill reports that The Secret Service says people attending the Republican National Convention in Cleveland this July will not be allowed to carry guns.
The statement comes in response to a petition that calls for allowing open carry of guns inside Quicken Loans Arena, the host venue.
The petition has amassed more than 44,000 signatures as of Monday morning.

This post was published at Zero Hedge on 03/28/2016.