Security has heightened around the Republican National Convention after an alleged assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, but guns are still allowed in close proximity.
Due to Wisconsin law, firearms are permitted immediately outside the outer perimeter surrounding the Secret Service-controlled area of the Fiserv Forum convention center in Milwaukee. However, they are not allowed inside or in the immediate security perimeter.
State law grants people permission to openly carry guns and conceal carry with a permit inside what is described as the “soft perimeter,” the grounds surrounding the Secret Service patrolled inner “hard perimeter.” The one item that is allegedly banned indoors is tennis balls.
The situation was scrutinized as city officials admitted to being frustrated with the rules after Saturday’s developments. On July 13, Trump sustained an injury to the ear after an assassination attempt during an election rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Blood…
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