If guns make people safer why are they banned at the NRA convention

Seriously people

During the 2018 NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits, lawfully carried firearms will be permitted in the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center and the Omni Dallas Hotel in accordance with Texas law. When carrying your firearm remember to follow all federal, state, and local laws.

Oh and Snopes-2015

The NRA has never banned them in the past conventions depending on the Local Laws

The NRA put this out on behalf of the Secret Service:

It is not the NRA decision it is the Secret Service so cry your outrage to the Secret Service.

I think that’s what people are getting at. The NRA is very pro concealed and open carry, to the point of legal and private action against public and private entities when they feel their rights are being violated. Now they are allowing that same right to be removed at their own event.

The question is, if the NRA values the right to carry, why would they allow it to be taken away at their own convention? Wouldn’t it be more of a statement to decline Pence’s presence, or demand they be allow to carry?

Yes, it would. It seems perhaps they are not the fanatics they are portrayed to be.

I am.

Shouldn’t they be safe at an NRA convention if everyone is armed?

The secret service security detail of the vice president.

You probably didn’t know this, they are police.

Yes. The concern is some lib sneaking in. Unfounded.

the answer is easy

the NRA are a bunch of hypocrites

What part of “shall not be infringed” does the NRA not understand?

If they cared about the Second Amendment, they wouldn’t be cavin’ in to the government and cavortin’ around with the types of folks who put their own safety in front of the safety of virtually everyone else at that convention.

Agreed… …

Glad you finally admit it.

They aren’t banned at this year’s annual meeting.

The Secret Service of course will not allow them in the arena for a period of time before and during Pence’s appearance but since it’s a city owned building carry cannot be banned by the state, local officials, or the entity leasing the facility.

Both Open and Concealed carry of both long guns and handguns will be allowed everywhere else in the public access areas.

By that logic there are no murderers because not everyone has yet been murdered.

On exactly what authority could the force the Secret Service to allow carry in the arena during Pence’s appearance?

It’s just another anti gun troll thread.

No, they know there will be thousands of “good guys with guns” in attendance. They also realize that no amount of same can prevent someone from attempting to assassinate Pence.

The deterrence effect of large numbers of armed “good guys” cannot be denied but deterrence is not absolute particularly when Pence poses such a prime target by appearing there.

That makes no sense.

Exactly which is why it is the perfect analogy.

https://www.nraam.org/events/2018-events/friday-may-4/nra-ila-leadership-forum/

This is a bit tongue in cheek, but guns will be prohibited at the NRA-ILA during Pence’s attendance. How will you all make sure this violation of the 2A is corrected?

Is the secret service banning the whole of the people from exercising their 2nd Amendment rights?

Who is “The People”?