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I saw this article stating that no guns are allowed at political conventions:
Secret Service: We’re not allowing firearms at the Republican National Convention https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/03/28/more-than-42000-people-have-signed-a-petition-to-allow-guns-at-the-republican-national-convention/
But I was at the Wyoming Republican State Convention, where Ted Cruz spoke, and there were many people open carrying handguns. A father and daughter were carrying. Even a local talk radio host was carrying.
So what's going on?
Secret Service: We’re not allowing firearms at the Republican National Convention https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/03/28/more-than-42000-people-have-signed-a-petition-to-allow-guns-at-the-republican-national-convention/
"Title 18 United States Code Sections 3056 and 1752 provides the Secret Service authority to preclude firearms from entering sites visited by our protectees, including those located in open-carry states," Secret Service spokesman Robert K. Hoback said in a statement. "Only authorized law enforcement personnel working in conjunction with the Secret Service for a particular event may carry a firearm inside of the protected site."
But I was at the Wyoming Republican State Convention, where Ted Cruz spoke, and there were many people open carrying handguns. A father and daughter were carrying. Even a local talk radio host was carrying.
So what's going on?