Hmmmm. Pat-downs.
I wonder.
As a SC CCW permit holder, if I showed up with my usual (ahem) accessory, and there was no clear posting that weapons are not allowed (as required by state law), would I have been kicked out? Would that be legal or an infringement of my 2nd amendment rights?
What would Freepers say if - as a law-abiding carrying citizen - I was screened and kicked out of an Al Gore signing under similar circumstances?
Just curious. All hypothetical. I’m just surprised there was patting, wanding, and bag confiscation.
As a CCW permit holder, you probably wouldn't want to know.
Nothing personal, but as a permit holder, common sense rules the day.
Unfortunately, there are probably a lot of whackos out there who might like to assassinate her. So I doubt whether they can let anyone near her with a weapon.
She is certainly a gun-rights person, and took that position as governor. But although she’s not POTUS, she’d might as well be as far as security is concerned.
Security is trying to keep Sarah and her family from being harmed or worse. I think the screening is appropriate, as it would be for an Al Gore book signing.
It's a shame, but after reading many of the vitriolic comments from people on the left at CNN, YouTube and the like; I'm not surprised at all. There are a sh*tload of people out there literally consumed by their hatred for the Governor. I don't get it, but that's me.
No offense, but training is an element of the law. And anyone trained in responsible handling of a sidearm, would not carry a firearm to a political event like this in a concealed manner. I see your legal point, but its just a bad idea.
While i support our state law here in SC, i would prefer to see an open carry law prevail. Allowing people to carry concealed weapons, has an effect of de-legitimizing the carrying of a firearm or knife. Personally, I am more scared of an idiot with an SUV than a well-trained and well-armed neighbor.
The first time i saw a man with a gun on his hip I was still in diapers. Having descended from South Carolinians and Texans and Tennesseans, firearms are no more menacing than a hammer or a saw.
A gun is no more dangerous than an large pickup truck. Yet, we let idiots and children drive them openly and public. I agree with many of the thinkers like Jefferson, that a democracy will only work when comprised of a moral and descent people. Look around.
Please see post 13. I’d be interested in how you two would respond to it. Thanks.