After Trump assassination attempt, guns will still be allowed near RNC, but tennis balls will not
After Trump assassination attempt, guns will still be allowed near RNC, but tennis balls will not
Guns will be allowed immediately outside the convention center in the outer perimeter surrounding the Secret Service-controlled area due to Wisconsin state law.
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Your dog is pissed.
Why not tennis balls? Please don't make me read the article!
8 0 ReplyIt doesn't give a reason, but lists their ban alongside "paint-ball guns", so I'd guess they're simply a nuisance - in that you could biff them on stage without much risk of rebuke.
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Maybe this will be the start of a new tradition for the RNC. If you kill the candidate you become the new candidate.
30 0 ReplyThe RNC kumite
2 0 ReplyVictory Royale.
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Glad they are worried about the real issues.
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Also do some damn target practice next time
36 2 ReplyGive the kid some credit! A 400 ft shot and got an ear is actually pretty good.
11 1 ReplyBit dumb to aim for the head if you might only get one shot.
2 0 ReplyWith ironsight too
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This is really going to inconvenience old people with walkers. But at least they can keep their AR-15s mounted to their wheelchairs.
14 0 ReplyPersonally I'm just imagining mounting two Uzi's to either side of walker. Kind of a poor man's AT-AT
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seems their need to be pro-gun absolutist for their platform put them in a bit of a catch 22 ;)
10 0 ReplyHmmm... Y'all remember when there was a mass shooting at an RNC softball game? Iirc nothing came of it but I certainly feel like these gatherings are kind of... prime targets, no?
4 0 ReplyNo. The only ballgame where such a shooting occurred was the congressional baseball game practice in 2017, afaik.
3 0 ReplyI think that's the one I was thinking about. It was a while ago.
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Near but not inside
6 0 ReplyFine, make me upgrade to raquet balls. Y'all brought this on yourselves.
4 0 ReplyAre shoes banned due to GWB attack?
Mic drop
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