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When Sen. John McCain appears at the National Rifle Association’s convention in Louisville not only will his security detail be armed, so will the audience!
More than 60,000 National Rifle Association are expected in Louisville May 16-20, and thanks to Kentucky’s concealed carry law, they can bring their guns with them.
“John McCain’s people (are) working with our people and security will rule the day,” Ashley Varner told WHAS11’s Joe Arnold, “But, he’s well aware that many of the members will probably bring firearms with them and he’s still excited to come and talk with them.”
The presumptive Republican Presidential nominee is scheduled to appear at the convention on Friday, May 16.
Varner says it’s “a treat” that the Kentucky Exposition Center - unlike previous NRA convention sites—allows concealed weapons.
The President of the Kentucky State Fair Board, Harold Workman, tells WHAS11 News that the concealed carry law has never posed a problem and the exposition center has never tried to get an exemption.
“The concealed carry law or the statute pertaining to that is what it is and we inherited that like any other private or public agency would that isn’t exempt,” Workman said.
Kentucky law does allow some public buildings to ban concealed weapons, like courthouses, jails, schools and city hall. Private businesses can set their own rules.
The NRA website is alerting members that Kentucky recognizes concealed carry permits from all states.
“Kentucky recognizes valid concealed carry permits from all states. Permits must be carried on your person and shown to law enforcement upon request.”
Concealed Carry permits are administered locally by the Jefferson County (KY) Sheriff’s Department.
“If they have a valid concealed carry deadly weapons permit with proper ID, then we recognize that,” said Col. Mike Hettich, the department’s Chief Deputy.
And Hettich says the NRA members with permits have training, so he is not concerned about the sudden influx of more guns in Louisville.
“The ones with permits do not scare me. It’s the ones who don’t have a permit who are carrying that scare me,” Hettich said.
As for the McCain appearance, the U.S. Secret Service has not yet commented on whether it will allow anyone other than law enforcement to be armed near McCain. The NRA suggests it’s no big deal.
“As long as people are concealing it, no one’s ever going to know,” Varner said, “So, it really won’t even make a difference.”
WHAS11 News is still waiting for a call back from the Transportation Safety Administration to see if they are making any special plans to handle what might be an increase of firearms in luggage at Louisville International Airport during the NRA convention.
http://www.whas11.com/news/local/stories/whas11_topstory_080507_nra.da6e8fc4.html
When Sen. John McCain appears at the National Rifle Association’s convention in Louisville not only will his security detail be armed, so will the audience!
More than 60,000 National Rifle Association are expected in Louisville May 16-20, and thanks to Kentucky’s concealed carry law, they can bring their guns with them.
“John McCain’s people (are) working with our people and security will rule the day,” Ashley Varner told WHAS11’s Joe Arnold, “But, he’s well aware that many of the members will probably bring firearms with them and he’s still excited to come and talk with them.”
The presumptive Republican Presidential nominee is scheduled to appear at the convention on Friday, May 16.
Varner says it’s “a treat” that the Kentucky Exposition Center - unlike previous NRA convention sites—allows concealed weapons.
The President of the Kentucky State Fair Board, Harold Workman, tells WHAS11 News that the concealed carry law has never posed a problem and the exposition center has never tried to get an exemption.
“The concealed carry law or the statute pertaining to that is what it is and we inherited that like any other private or public agency would that isn’t exempt,” Workman said.
Kentucky law does allow some public buildings to ban concealed weapons, like courthouses, jails, schools and city hall. Private businesses can set their own rules.
The NRA website is alerting members that Kentucky recognizes concealed carry permits from all states.
“Kentucky recognizes valid concealed carry permits from all states. Permits must be carried on your person and shown to law enforcement upon request.”
Concealed Carry permits are administered locally by the Jefferson County (KY) Sheriff’s Department.
“If they have a valid concealed carry deadly weapons permit with proper ID, then we recognize that,” said Col. Mike Hettich, the department’s Chief Deputy.
And Hettich says the NRA members with permits have training, so he is not concerned about the sudden influx of more guns in Louisville.
“The ones with permits do not scare me. It’s the ones who don’t have a permit who are carrying that scare me,” Hettich said.
As for the McCain appearance, the U.S. Secret Service has not yet commented on whether it will allow anyone other than law enforcement to be armed near McCain. The NRA suggests it’s no big deal.
“As long as people are concealing it, no one’s ever going to know,” Varner said, “So, it really won’t even make a difference.”
WHAS11 News is still waiting for a call back from the Transportation Safety Administration to see if they are making any special plans to handle what might be an increase of firearms in luggage at Louisville International Airport during the NRA convention.
