ZitatThe Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms today called on the Democratic National Committee to “put up or shut up” by foregoing the luxury of armed security during the party’s national convention July 25-28 in Philadelphia.
“After all,” reasoned CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb, “Democrats have become known as the party of gun control. If a political party believes that guns do not make us safer they should set an example by rejecting any and all forms of armed security at their national convention.”
The group has launched a petition on its website, which may be seen here. Among other things, the petition demands that the DNC adopt three policies for its convention at the Wells Fargo Center, which is a so-called “gun free zone.”
1. There shall be no armed security allowed at the Wells Fargo Center, for the duration of the Democratic National Convention. No police or sheriff’s deputies, state troopers, federal law enforcement in or out of uniform will be allowed.
2. In the event of protests within the immediate vicinity of the Wells Fargo Center, police should not be asked or expected to respond.