Posted on 02/11/2016 11:50:18 AM PST by Sub-Driver
February 11, 2016, 09:29 am Secret Service posts signs barring guns at White House
By Jesse Byrnes
The Secret Service has posted signs at the White House notifying visitors that they cannot bring weapons onto the grounds, stating, "WARNING: Weapons Prohibited."
USA Today reports that the signs went up outside the guard shacks that have metal detectors around the time of a winter storm last month that closed down much of the federal government for several days.
"The signs were put up literally because we have to by law," David Iacovetti, the Secret Service's deputy assistant director of public affairs, told the newspaper.
"The only way we can search somebody and have those charges stick is [to] have the sign posted," he said, adding the signs were installed on the advice of the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia.
Neither the Secret Service nor Justice Department could explain how the White House complex went 28 years without the signs following a 1988 law requiring them, but officials said it hadn't affected the prosecution of those threatening the area, according to USA Today.
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So...by what law may the Secret Service be armed within the WH?
Well, I guess that bars Trump from being president since he’s a big 2A-CC guy.
They are trying to keep Donald Trump out, since they know he is packing. ;-)
“Here’s your sign...”
‘Neither the Secret Service nor Justice Department could explain how the White House complex went 28 years without the signs following a 1988 law requiring them, but officials said it hadn’t affected the prosecution of those threatening the area, according to USA Today.’
LOL...of course they couldn’t...much of what the govt does is indefensible
The sign doesnt say guns, it says weapons. By that measure it could include knives, arms, hands. teeth, legs, feet, anything that could be used as a club etc etc. So, strictly speaking this effectively bars anyone with those bits and pieces from entering.
The "guns for me but not for thee" statute.
Incompetence again confirmed!
I guess the schutstaffel will have to lose their guns then.
Are the signs multilingual?
Is Arabic one of the languages?
Do the signs mention bomb vests?
Are the signs in brail?
Is the lettering large enough to be read from the street?
Are the signs lighted?
Does the lighting have a battery backup?
Can the signs be read by the color blind?
Have the materials been tested for biodegradability, i.e. are the signs “Green”?
Has the DOJ/EPA/OSHA/Union/Building Inspectors/Historical Society all signed off?
We got to get those bastages out of our house. It may not be salvageable but it will be worth it to have their arses gone.
“We got to get those bastages out of our house. It may not be salvageable but it will be worth it to have their arses gone.”
When the grifters leave, President Trump wil have to have the White Hut ( and AF1) fumigated. Sadly though, there’s no known antiseptic that can wash away the dual stains of corruption and moral decadence that were seeded in those places.
An exorcist.
The next time I see snipers on the WH roof, I’m going to make a citizens arrest.
Strange, I don’t see municipalities having a hard time convicting people for carrying concealed when they don’t have a permit.
I guess local P.D.s have more clout than the S. S.
Good to know...
(good grief)
LOL...of course they couldn’t...much of what the govt does is indefensible
The sign doesnt say guns, it says weapons. By that measure it could include knives, arms, hands. teeth, legs, feet, anything that could be used as a club etc etc. So, strictly speaking this effectively bars anyone with those bits and pieces from entering.
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