So do you think our priorities are messed up?

[Thump553]

As we all probably know, guns-including long gun assault types recently used to such devastating effectiveness in Florida, Dallas and just this morning in Baton Rouge cannot be barred around the GOP Convention (but not allowed in the hall) because of Ohio law.

Want to know what is being barred to promote safety? Per an article in my morning paper- tennis balls and bicycle locks. I kid you not.

Have we as a country totally lost any concept of common sense and rational thought?

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

So, barring guns, tennis balls and, bicycle locks in the hall is a bad thing?

 

[IronWing]

Now I'm trying to imagine a weapon that incorporates tennis balls and bike locks in a meaningful way. Bike locks alone are fearsome weapons but I'm stuck on bringing the tennis balls into the mix. Maybe throw the tennis balls to distract the police dog then chain the doors of the donut shop?

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

I'm sure baseball bats and car bumpers are also banned. Tennis balls are a good biological toxin delivery device.

 

[IronWing]

I'm sure baseball bats and car bumpers are also banned. Tennis balls are a good biological toxin delivery device.

The mouth is the cleanest part of a dog.

 

[Genx87]

Are they going to ban high capacity trucks? Those things are deadly.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Are they going to ban high capacity trucks? Those things are deadly.

I'm pretty sure they're banned inside the hall too.

 

[Londo_Jowo]

Here's the full list of items that are barred.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...6/07/14/rnc-convention-banned-items/87074530/

Lumber larger than 2” in width and ¼” thick, including supports for signs

Metal, plastic, or other hard material larger than ¾” thick and 1/8” in wall thickness including pipe and tubing

Any air rifle, air pistol, paintball gun, blasting caps, switchblade or automatic knife, knife having a blade two and one-half (2-1/2) inches in length or longer, cestus, billy, blackjack, sword, saber, hatchet, axe, slingshot, BB gun, pellet gun, wrist shot, blackjack, metal knuckles, nun chucks, mace, iron buckle, axe handle, shovel, or other instrumentality used to cause property or personal damage

Any dangerous ordinance, weapon, or firearm that is prohibited by the laws of the State of Ohio
Any explosives, explosive device, or incendiary device

Fireworks and rockets

Sound Amplification Equipment

Drones and other unmanned aircraft systems

Containers of bodily fluids

Aerosol cans

Mace, Pepper Spray or other chemical irritant

Umbrellas with metal tips

Any projectile launchers, such as water guns and water cannons

Rope, chain, cable, strapping, wire, string, line, tape, or any similar material, in lengths greater than 6’

Glass bottles, ornaments, light bulbs, ceramic vessels, and any other frangible container, regardless of whether the container holds any substance

Locks including, without limitation, padlocks, bicycle locking devices, chain locks or similar devices, but not including: (i) an integral component of a conveyance or structure; (ii) locks when utilized by the owner of private real property to secure permanent or temporary fencing; or (iii) locks attached to a bicycle

Any gas mask or similar device designed to filter all air breathed by the wearer in an attempt to protect the respiratory tract and/or face against irritating or noxious gasses or other materials. This prohibition on gas masks shall not apply to any person wearing a medical oxygen mask that fits over the nose and mouth of the person and provides oxygen from an oxygen tank to the person

Tents and other shelters, sleeping bags, sleeping pads, mattresses, cots, hammocks, bivy sacks, or stoves

Coolers or ice chests

Backpacks and bags exceeding the size of 18” x 13” x 7”

Lasers

Non-plastic containers, bottles, cans, or thermoses

Ladders

Grappling hooks, sledgehammers, hammers, and crowbars

Canned goods

Tennis balls

Any other item determined by the Chief or Director to be a clear and present danger to the safety of others.

 

[Zaap]

Not really seeing the 'outrage' in any of this.

Also not seeing where this has a thing in hell to do with cop shootings in other states.


Not sure what the actual reason for banning bike locks and tennis balls is, but before going batshit over it, it might be helpful to read up on WHY. (Hint, THAT might actually be a more rational approach than just blind ranting without knowing a reason.)

I don't know, don't really care all that much, but I'd wager a guess that some loon somewhere has either used or threatened to use such items in a way authorities consider dangerous or disruptive, and is putting the kibosh on any such attempts.

 

[cbrunny]

Containers of bodily fluid are banned. You know there's a story there.

 

[compuwiz1]

Containers of bodily fluid are banned. You know there's a story there.

They don't want any of it to get on Trump's fine Chinese suit.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

No nunchucks allowed too

 

[Greenman]

Now I'm trying to imagine a weapon that incorporates tennis balls and bike locks in a meaningful way. Bike locks alone are fearsome weapons but I'm stuck on bringing the tennis balls into the mix. Maybe throw the tennis balls to distract the police dog then chain the doors of the donut shop?

Inject gas into a tennis ball, light with your favorite color of bic lighter, and toss. You can get real high tech and dissolve Styrofoam in the gas to make it into a passable napalm. Bike lock is a close quarters weapon.

I've never done this, but a fellow hears things.

 

[OverVolt]

Lumber larger than 2” in width and ¼” thick, including supports for signs

Metal, plastic, or other hard material larger than ¾” thick and 1/8” in wall thickness including pipe and tubing

Any air rifle, air pistol, paintball gun, blasting caps, switchblade or automatic knife, knife having a blade two and one-half (2-1/2) inches in length or longer, cestus, billy, blackjack, sword, saber, hatchet, axe, slingshot, BB gun, pellet gun, wrist shot, blackjack, metal knuckles, nun chucks, mace, iron buckle, axe handle, shovel, or other instrumentality used to cause property or personal damage

Any dangerous ordinance, weapon, or firearm that is prohibited by the laws of the State of Ohio
Any explosives, explosive device, or incendiary device

Fireworks and rockets

Sound Amplification Equipment

Drones and other unmanned aircraft systems

Containers of bodily fluids

Aerosol cans

Mace, Pepper Spray or other chemical irritant

Umbrellas with metal tips

Any projectile launchers, such as water guns and water cannons

Rope, chain, cable, strapping, wire, string, line, tape, or any similar material, in lengths greater than 6’

Glass bottles, ornaments, light bulbs, ceramic vessels, and any other frangible container, regardless of whether the container holds any substance

Locks including, without limitation, padlocks, bicycle locking devices, chain locks or similar devices, but not including: (i) an integral component of a conveyance or structure; (ii) locks when utilized by the owner of private real property to secure permanent or temporary fencing; or (iii) locks attached to a bicycle

Any gas mask or similar device designed to filter all air breathed by the wearer in an attempt to protect the respiratory tract and/or face against irritating or noxious gasses or other materials. This prohibition on gas masks shall not apply to any person wearing a medical oxygen mask that fits over the nose and mouth of the person and provides oxygen from an oxygen tank to the person

Tents and other shelters, sleeping bags, sleeping pads, mattresses, cots, hammocks, bivy sacks, or stoves

Coolers or ice chests

Backpacks and bags exceeding the size of 18” x 13” x 7”

Lasers

Non-plastic containers, bottles, cans, or thermoses

Ladders

Grappling hooks, sledgehammers, hammers, and crowbars

Canned goods

Tennis balls

Any other item determined by the Chief or Director to be a clear and present danger to the safety of others.

Haha this is so messed up on so many levels.

The root problem is that people don't have the common courtesy to not beat the shit out of each other despite any perceived differences and the second problem is that those are way too many regulations in an attempt to address the main problem.

Like if you are so inclined to beat the shit out of someone at a political rally like page 8 paragraph 3 subsection B(2) would really stop you from bringing in a 1.9inch piece of wood to whack someone with instead of a 2inch piece of wood. As if fighting isn't already illegal.

They already plugged the canned refried beans can to head loophole, look at that, so clever.

 

[jman19]

You can't bring tennis balls or bike locks because they might be used as weapons.

Hilarious reasoning.