Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) got a question from the Daily Times Herald that wasn't about the Supreme Court, for once. But it was still a pretty loaded one: would he sign a petition calling for open carry in the convention hall at this summer's Republican National Convention. He tried to hedge, halfheartedly, but his ultimate answer was sure, why not.
"This may not answer your question, but I do cosponsor a bill that might answer your question that where you are legally carrying, uh, uh, legally carrying in your state if you go to another state, you ought to be able to legally carry. That's a close as I can come to answering your question."
Q: "So if I can legally carry in Iowa, should I be able to carry in Ohio, into Cleveland, into the convention hall?"
A: "I think under our legislation you'd have to be able to do that."
That's Grassley, kowtowing to the NRA even when the Secret Service has put the kibosh on the hare-brained scheme. Which of course they did. Not only is the Quicken Loans arena where the convention will be held a gun-free zone, WTF? This convention a firearms free-for-all? For the record, Grassley is absolutely fine with that.
It seems pretty clear who the NRA candidate is going to be in November, as if his blockade of a Supreme Court judge that might rule against them wasn't enough.
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