DeSantis campaign wanted guns banned at election night event, city employee says

Oh Ron.

After long advocating arming Floridians, it seems the DeSantis campaign did to want those armed Floridians near Ron.

Also, they wanted the venue to take the blame for it.

Such hypocrisy, yet amazingly typical.

https://www.tampabay.com/news/flori...emails-ban-tampa-convention-center-concealed/

In a story first reported by the Washington Post, emails from a Tampa Convention Center employee said that the DeSantis campaign told the Florida Department of Law Enforcement it wanted weapons banned from the downtown Tampa event. The Tampa Bay Times verified those emails in which Chase Finch, safety and security manager at the convention center, also suggested the DeSantis campaign knew the request was politically tricky, given Republicans’ embrace of gun rights.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement “explained that DeSantis/his campaign will not tell their attendees they are not permitted to carry because of the political optics (Republicans being largely in support of 2A and all),” Finch wrote in his email, referencing the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

In one email, Finch wrote to other city employees that “it sounds like they want us to say it’s our policy to disallow firearms within the event space if anyone asks.” Finch attached a proposed security agreement from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

“We are not saying anything about concealed carry. That is the responsibility of the renter. We follow state statute that permits concealed carry,” wrote back Nicole Travis, the city’s administrator for development and economic opportunity, whose duties include oversight of the convention center.

 

As if there was any doubt that Desantis is a hypocrite piece of crap.

 

Most Republicans are hypocrites. The GOP has lost the ability to feel shame,

 

So it's hearsay?

Was it really the Tampa convention center that didn't allow it because I'm betting that's what it was.

Never trust in journalists without receipts

 

I sent an email to the Tampa convention center asking them if people are allowed to carry guns there ought to wait till Monday to hear back from them. But I'm betting it's the Tampa convention center that doesn't allow guns because that's quite typical.

So it really isn't Republican hypocrisy it's a fake story.

 

As if the people you vote for are any different? At least he just didn't want guns in the venue and the people you vote for don't want people to have guns at all except for the people that protect their rotten ass.

 

And I'm betting you actually believe that that doesn't apply to your betters in the Democrat party?

 

Yes they are, I would not vote for them otherwise.

Because he is a hypocrite *******.

You have no ****ing clue who I vote for or why.

Why do you make up ignorant crap?

If anyone has a rotten ass it is the hypocrites that want to deny people rights when it may inconvenience them and then lie about it like that piece of crap Desantis.

 

I'm neither a Republican nor a Democrat but simply slandering your opposing party only reflects poorly on your own party.


"When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser" Socrates

 

How about just stating the simple truth? Why is that slander?

 

You're claiming he's a hypocrite because the convention center where he was had a rule.

When you have to perform these kind of gymnastics to come up with some sort of criticism it's because you have a position that you can't really defend

 

You didn't though. You called DeSantis a hypocrite because of what rules a venue has.

 

So why don't you go ahead and tell us the type of people you vote for as if your post don't do that for you... It's quite obvious that you are a dyed in the woll progressive liberal

 

No, the convention center did not have a rule, Desantis' people wanted them to lie about it.

 

What rule? Cite it and document it.

 

You know you can just call the convention center right?

You know venues like that typically have rules that you can't have firearms in them right?

The most certain you behave the less believable your claims are.

 

He's a pocket authoritarian, of course, he does not want his supporters armed at any event. Freedom stops when he says so..

 

The fact that you can't see it as counterproductive slander is part of the problem.

It's even in Forum Rule # 2:

"The rules regarding personal attacks extend not only to individual posters, but to groups as well. For example, calling all Republicans idiots is the same as calling every Republican on the board an idiot, and will not be tolerated."

 

You know that it is your obligation to support assertions you make, lest they are just lies?

Care to try that in coherent English?

 

Says so in their guidelines.

I don't have to prove you're wrong to know that you are.

 

I agree with you. If the convention center has a rule about no carry then DeSantis is not to blame. I hope you get your email response quickly and share.

 

I actually have heard back from them already I checked my email they say they adhere to Florida statute 790 I'm reading through that to see if you're allowed to carry firearms in a convention center.

 

Wow, that was quick. I thought at best you would get a response early next week. Keep us updated.

 

Which you can not provide.

No, you have to prove that you are right, by providing support of your assertion and you can not.

 

If the convention center had such rule there would not have been a need to try to keep guns out.