What, you don't want this guy protecting you?
At ThinkProgress, Scott Keyes compiles a list of super-duper pro-gun Republicans that think Americans should be able to carry loaded guns everywhere, all the time but have barred guns from places or events where
they themselves might be appearing.
For a few examples:
George W. Bush Presidential Library- Though Bush was a strong proponent of gun rights, his presidential library in Dallas demands that all visitors leave their firearms at home. According to a sign posted outside, guns are prohibited “For the security of our visitors, staff and facility.”
I can see that. The George W. Bush Presidential Library is likely to stir up strong emotions in people, emotions like "oh right, I remember that" and "aren't there supposed to be books here?"
Republican Conventions- Firearms were banned at the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa, even as delegates inside passed language into the party platform affirming that Republicans “acknowledge, support, and defend the law-abiding citizen’s God-given right of self-defense.” State Republican conventions also regularly forbid guns.
I can see that, too. Wait, no I can't. If you can't trust actual Republican delegates with guns, who can you trust? If I can't go to a fast-food restaurant without braving a possible gauntlet of proud patriots looking to defend themselves from invisible Russian hordes, you should at least trust those same folks to protect your most Important Party Leaders.
Presidential Campaign Stops- Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R), a prominent gun advocate who has signed legislation expanding gun rights, prohibited “guns, ammunition, fireworks, electric stun guns, mace, selfie-sticks, martial arts weapons/devices, or knives of any size” from his presidential campaign kick-off event.
That one's not fair at all. You can't claim Scott Walker has an opinion on gun rights just because he's previously stated such things or signed legislation to that effect. You can't prove he even knows what a "gun" is, at least not until the focus group results come back.
The granddaddy of them all, of course, is Congress. No, Congress does not want you to bring your guns. No, not even after Republicans took back control of both legislative bodies, and no, there's no future plans to do it either. This is because Republican politicians do not actually believe that everyone carrying loaded guns around would be "safer" than not allowing that thing, at least not when it's their own necks on the line. A gun in every classroom, though? Now that's something they can get behind.