Firearms banned at events with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has argued 'gun-free' zones are less safe
The Florida Republican is partnering with Turning Point Action for rallies across the country. But anyone carrying a firearm is not welcome.
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When a man, identified by law enforcement as a white supremacist, opened fire on Black patrons at a grocery store in upstate New York, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, balked at calls for stricter controls on firearms, arguing that such restrictions actually contributed to mass casualty events.
Mass shooters are "really, really bad people," DeSantis said at a June news conference, the Florida Phoenix reported. But, he continued, they are "not dumb."
"The Buffalo guy said he wanted to go where he knew there wouldn't be blowback from people being armed, and so he tried to find a gun-free zone," DeSantis said.
But at rallies set to take place this month in Arizona, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, featuring Gov. DeSantis as the star speaker, firearms will be strictly prohibited — and not by liberals.