Guns are banned from Trump's NRA speech and people can't help but notice the irony

Wait, so not even the good guys are allowed to have guns?
Guns are banned from Trump's NRA speech and people can't help but notice the irony
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Mark Humphrey/AP/REX/Shutterstock (5935652i) Donald Trump Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump waves to the crowd after speaking at the National Rifle Association convention, in Louisville, Ky GOP 2016 Trump Guns, Louisville, USA Credit: Humphrey/AP/REX/Shutterstock

President Trump speaking at the NRA's annual conference in Atlanta on Friday, the first sitting President to do so since Reagan in 1983.

Georgia is an open-carry state, and it's expected that many attendees will bring guns to the conference. It's like the gun prom. People are gonna want to show off.

Unfortunately for attendees who were hoping to cheer Trump on in person instead of their living room, they'll have to choose between their warrior and their weapon: guns won't be allowed at his speech.

CNN reported that precautions like banning guns from public speaking events are standard procedure, along with "closely with... local law enforcement partners." Law enforcement and secret security will be armed.

People can't help but notice the irony of it all-- the NRA loves to claim that the only thing that can stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun... unless it's the President's life on the line, then there's no such thing as a good thing with a gun, we guess.

With all these good guys toting guns, you'd think Trump would be well protected.

Some pointed out that Trump has kind of done this kind of thing before, but angering a different group of people.

Extremely valid question: what if there are bears??

But at the end of the day, it's like, what are you so afraid of, NRA?

Please join us in a collective sigh and go about your day.

Topics Donald Trump

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