Water Guns Banned, Handguns Allowed at GOP Convention

Yahoo ^ | 5/2/12 | Amy Bingham | ABC OTUS News

[NormsRevenge]

In the politically-charged and likely protest-filled streets of Tampa, Fla., during the Republican National Convention in August, water guns will be strictly prohibited. Concealed handguns, on the other hand, will be perfectly legal.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott said this week that banning handguns from downtown Tampa during the convention, as the city's Mayor Bob Buckhorn requested, "would surely violate the Second Amendment."

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Buckhorn said last month that the state law, which prohibits the city from temporarily banning handguns, makes the city "look silly" because officials can prohibit water guns but not real ones, The Associated Press reported.

"There is no reason to have a concealed firearm in downtown Tampa that week," Buckhorn said in Wednesday's statement. "And, to be clear, I am far less concerned with those who have concealed weapons permits than the ones who may somehow acquire a weapon and use it to create mayhem."

[Cyber Liberty]

I was commenting on this quote, which was taken out of context:

"And, to be clear, I am far less concerned with those who have concealed weapons permits than the ones who may somehow acquire a weapon and use it to create mayhem."

I know nothing of the guy's politics, but that one comment actually makes some sense, and is not typical of a gun-grabber. Others who DO know of his political attitude have informed me otherwise...thanks for the input.

[rarestia]

Buckhorn is a Liberal shill. He tried to run on hopey-changey and won over a “moderate” Hispanic woman. He’s just parroting the governor.