Ok, right or no right, this was just kinda pushing things.
Did the guy really expect to just waltz into a secured area containing a presidential candidate with a gun on his hip?
CONSTITUTION OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
Article I - Section 21.
The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the State shall not be questioned.
NO official trumps constitutional rights.
This is part of what’;s wrong with America. Law abiding citizens are harassed and a crooked liar who may not even be a citizen gets to run for president.
Got to agree with you on this one.
Sometimes people just have to stop and think about what they are going to do. And a firearm into the vicinity of a Presidential Candidate? Just say no!
Either you’ve got a right or you don’t; there is no middle ground.
A politician’s presence does not suppress everyone’s rights in the area, unless carrying arms in that area is posted as illegal or is among the prohibited venues in a state’s statutes. Neither seems to be the case in this instance. Therefore, this guy should legally pursue the arresting officers aggressively, and should do it on an individual basis. That’s the ONLY way petty tyrants ever learn that their badges don’t give them carte blanche to violate people’s rights as the mood strikes them.
Concealed carry is much more closely regulated than open carry in states like PA, in which open carry is legal unless specifically prohibited in statutes. Back in VA, for example, the only way I could be legally armed in a restaurant was to carry openly. Concealed carry in a VA restaurant that serves alcohol is prohibited. There were some high-profile cases of VA CCW-holders who were harassed by cops for openly carrying in places where it was legal to do so. It only took a few of those cases for cops to understand that they were putting their own career security at risk when they acted outside the statutes. LE is now much less disposed to harass lawful carriers than they were before. They require occasional reminders that their purpose is to serve the public, not oppress it.
If you don’t stand up for your rights, you will lose them, and it is that simple.