Among those agreeing with Gov. Rick Scott that it’s no big deal to allow those with concealed weapons permits to pack heat in the convention event zone is RNC Chairman Reince Priebus. “I understand the mayor’s (Bob Buckhorn) frustration, but in the end the Secret Service is going to decide, and I would rest easily knowing that they’ll be in charge.”
Two points.
First, the Secret Service will be enforcing a firearms ban within the Forum and inside the security perimeter immediately surrounding it–not the much more expansive “event zone.”
Second, it’s the Secret Service.