As Gov. Ron DeSantis prepared for an election night party in downtown Tampa last year, city officials received a surprising — and politically sensitive — request.



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DeSantis Wanted to Ban Guns at Event

Tampa officials received a request to ban guns at Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's election night party, a city official said in emails.

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DeSantis wanted to ban guns at event, but not to be blamed, emails show

“As Gov. Ron DeSantis prepared for an election night party in downtown Tampa last year, city officials received a surprising — and politically sensitive — request,” the Washington Post reports. “The Republican governor’s campaign wanted weapons banned from his victory celebration at the city-run Tampa Convention Center, a city official said in emails obtained by The Washington Post. And the campaign suggested that the city take responsibility fo…

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His team wanted the Tampa Convention Center to pretend it was their policy, according to newly released emails.

The Daily Beast

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DeSantis Secretly Wanted to Ban Guns From His Election Night Bash

According to emails from a Tampa Convention Center employee, the campaign didn’t want the move attributed to them.

Tampa Bay Times

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Tampa

Hillsborough County

Florida

DeSantis campaign wanted guns banned at election night event, city employee says

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ campaign asked for two things from the Tampa Convention Center that hosted the governor’s election night celebration in November: no guns and no fingers pointing at the campaign for seeking such a prohibition, emails suggest.

Orlando Sentinel

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Orlando

Orange County

DeSantis’ campaign wanted venue to ban guns from election party, emails show

Gov. Ron DeSantis wanted guns banned from his reelection, but he also wanted the city of Tampa to take the blame for it, which demonstrates that the Florida governor is a Trump clone.

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With Gun Ban Scam, Ron DeSantis Shows He's A Poor Man's Trump

Emails obtained by the Washington Post reveal that evil little bastard Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s campaign banned guns from the November election night party in Tampa but tried to make it look like it was city officials’ fault due to the obvious “political optics” of such a move. “DeSantis/his campaign will not tell their attendees they are not permitted to carry because of the political optics,” wrote Chase Finch, security manager the city…

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DeSantis banned guns from election party, tried to blame it on city - National Zero

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has a pretty good record when it comes to Second Amendment issues, but he does have some critics among gun rights supporters. In the current debate over permitless carry legi...

DeSantis wanted to ban guns at event, but not to be blamed, emails show

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