18 U.S.C. � 1752 provides:
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person or group of persons
(1) wilfully and knowingly to enter or remain in
(i) any building or grounds designated by the Secretary of the Treasury as
temporary residences of the President or other person protected by the
Secret Service or as a temporary offices of the President and his staff or
of any {p.2} other person protected by the Secret Service, or
(ii) any posted, cordoned off, or otherwise restricted area of a building
or grounds where the President or other person protected by the Secret
Service is or will be temporarily visiting,
in violation of the regulations governing ingress or egress thereto
These designations and regulations are published in the Federal Register at
31 C.F.R. Secs. 408.1 to 408.3
See, e.g.,
http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/eousa/foia_reading_room/usam/title9/crm01548.htm
On Tue, 21 Sep 2004 01:01:36 -0500, Robert Woolley wrote:
>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?
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