Water Guns Banned, Handguns Allowed at GOP Convention
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."
"It is unclear how disarming
law-abiding citizens would better protect them from the dangers and threats posed by those who would flout the law," Scott said in a letter to Buckhorn Tuesday, emphasizing the words "law-abiding." "It is at just such times that the constitutional right of self defense is most precious and must be protected from government overreach."
Buckhorn said today that he was "disappointed" by Scott's decision, but that the city will "plan and train accordingly."
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