Say what you want, but this is hilariously ironic.

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The national convention "brings together our nation's top Second Amendment leaders in government, the media, and the entertainment industry," according to the NRA. It is expected to draw 80,000 members to explore more than 20 acres of firearm exhibits over three days.

Fred Guttenberg, whose daughter, Jaime, was among the 17 people killed in the [Parkland, Fla.] massacre, noted the irony in the policies concerning the vice president's welfare and those of the general public.

"On so many levels, this is enlightening. According to the NRA, we should want everyone to have weapons when we are in public. But when they put on a convention, the weapons are a concern? I thought giving everyone a gun was to enhance safety. Am I missing something?" he asked on Twitter.

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Members of a Texas gun rights advocacy group called Texas CHL posted concerns to an online forum.

"If I was a [Democrat], I'd have a field day with this," one member wrote. "Obviously even republicans and so called leaders don't trust the 'good guys.' I realize it's the VP, but still makes our whole argument look foolish. You may disagree...but in my opinion the very people that claim to protect the 2A should never host an event that requires disarming the good guys. Sad. No excuses for this...it makes us look stupid."

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Oh, I know, “It’s the Secret Service that demands this, they’re protecting the Vice President,” blah, blah, blah. We don’t need to limit guns anywhere, except around the politicians that pander to gun advocates at every chance they get.

Now, to keep this from being a thread where I completely laugh at you guys twist yourselves up in knots to try and make this not hypocritical, the question should be asked, “Why does the Secret Service do this?” The answer is obviously because there are crazy people out there who will do crazy shite. The problem this poses for both political ideologies is to find a sensible middle ground between honestly saying people should be able to own guns (which they should), but society should have the right to impose limits that prevent those owners from doing maximum harm with them if they snap.

Let me save you guys the trouble while I’m at it, since I know what’s coming.