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Generic Other

(28,979 posts)
Tue Apr 3, 2012, 11:46 PM Apr 2012

TYT: RNC Protesters Can Carry Guns But Not 'Super Soakers'




People protesting the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida will be allowed to carry guns thanks to state law.
But there is now a citywide ban on the following items in Tampa:

Pieces of wood
hard tubes
anything that can be used as a club
water guns
super soakers
air guns
paintball guns
explosives
switchblades
hatchets
slingshots
brass knuckles
mace
chains
crowbars
shovels
any containers containing urine, fecal matter or other bodily fluids
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TYT: RNC Protesters Can Carry Guns But Not 'Super Soakers' (Original Post) Generic Other Apr 2012 OP
That last item bans the GOP candidates and delegates! jberryhill Apr 2012 #1
Bazinka! RC Apr 2012 #2
I think you mean UZI Generic Other Apr 2012 #3
What if I have a gun that just looks like a supersoaker? Bucky Apr 2012 #4
And to think... WhoIsNumberNone Apr 2012 #5
Why does Tampa hate colostomy bags? ChairmanAgnostic Apr 2012 #6
Dude, you can keep your uzi but that slingshot???? What's the matter with you? ScottLand Apr 2012 #7
How are they going to have a convention... LightningBaron Apr 2012 #8
Shovels? hootinholler Apr 2012 #9

Bucky

(53,947 posts)
4. What if I have a gun that just looks like a supersoaker?
Wed Apr 4, 2012, 12:31 AM
Apr 2012

Or what if I fill my supersoaker with a flammable liquid and an igniter? Is that not a firearm?

WhoIsNumberNone

(7,875 posts)
5. And to think...
Wed Apr 4, 2012, 01:03 AM
Apr 2012

10 years ago making protestors do their thing locked in a cage miles from the event was a joke on a TV show. Life imitating art I guess... So are they going to have a pickup truck full of rednecks there to hose down the protestors too?

hootinholler

(26,449 posts)
9. Shovels?
Wed Apr 4, 2012, 10:40 AM
Apr 2012

What are they afraid that protestors will tunnel their way in?

Apparently torches and pitchforks are ok. What a relief!

Wait, I guess you could use a torch as a club, actually a shovel makes a nice club. The same for a crowbar, etc. Better not bring a cane, unless it's also a gun.

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