I have attended numerous functions with presidential candidates and former presidents, all protected by the Secret Service, and I recall no metal detectors. I was once a driver for a candidate. I was not searched and I saw nobody else searched. I swore off such activities in 1992, so things may have tightened up since.
Steve Russell > ---------- > > I have never attended a function at which the US president or other official > protected by the Secret Service was present, so I'm making some assumptions > here. > > I assume that, at least when such an event is indoors, attendees are > required to pass through a metal detector upon entering. (I know that this > is so at least sometimes; I know nothing about when this procedure is used > and when it isn't.) I further assume that a person carrying a concealed > handgun will be denied admission. > > If I'm right about that much, is there a specific federal statute that > authorizes disarming of attendees when the POTUS will be present, even if > carrying a pistol would be perfectly legal by the relevant state statutes? > > > -- > Bob Woolley > St. Paul, MN > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > "No matter how cynical you get, it is impossible to keep up." > > -- Lily Tomlin > > > > _______________________________________________ > To post, send message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change options, or get password, see > http://lists.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/firearmsregprof > > Please note that messages sent to this large list cannot be viewed as private. > Anyone can subscribe to the list and read messages that are posted; people can read > the Web archives; and list members can (rightly or wrongly) forward the messages to > others. > > _______________________________________________ To post, send message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, unsubscribe, change options, or get password, see http://lists.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/firearmsregprof Please note that messages sent to this large list cannot be viewed as private. Anyone can subscribe to the list and read messages that are posted; people can read the Web archives; and list members can (rightly or wrongly) forward the messages to others.
