Could the President Carry?

I know this is an older post, but in Ronald Kessler's book, In The President's Secret Service, It actually states that Reagan had a pistol on him a few times. It mentioned that he had one in a briefcase during some of the talks with Khrushchev.
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Khrushchev died in 1971. Reagan was president from 1981-1989. Did they have these talks in a time machine?
 
This one is going off the rails!

Want to get it off track before we have to close it.

I have to go delete some truly hilarious posts to keep within the rules structures.

Some of you should know better. :D
 
Since the President lives in Washington D.C., wouldn't he have to abide and follow DC law about handgun posession and carry?
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The Whitehouse and much of DC is federal property and as such falls under federal jurisdiction and not that of the city.
As long as the president was on federal property or traveling from one federal property to another, city laws wouldn't apply.
 
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I would love to see a shoulder rig on the president when he was giving the "State of the Union". Whne you consider who some of the people in the room are, hell he might be well advised to be lock and loaded.

I would vote for a man on the campaign trail that was carrying! Dang straight! Like I read in an earlier post, We trust this man to make counter strike decisions (maybe first strike) certainly should trust him with handgun.

Maybe just me but I can't imagine that Dick Cheney wasn't carrying. That metalic sound when he walked had to be more than brass B_ _ _s!
 
I stand corrected... 1:24a.m. isn't the best time to post for me...

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I know this is an older post, but in Ronald Kessler's book, In The President's Secret Service, It actually states that Reagan had a pistol on him a few times. It mentioned that he had one in a briefcase during some of the talks with Khrushchev.
Khrushchev died in 1971. Reagan was president from 1981-1989. Did they have these talks in a time machine?
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Ha! My apologies, and after looking back in the book it was during his first presidential trip to the soviet union in 1988 that he had a pistol in his briefcase. Gorbachev of course was general secretary at the time.

Also, while running for his first term Reagan apparently carried.
 
Yes, the President, as head of the Executive Branch, the Chief Executive, could carry if he wanted to.
 
Interesting question, and the answer is a simple yes.

The practical reality, as pointed out by others, is that he's surrounded by an Army of hightly trained and heavily armed professionals.

The most important thing for the Prez is to get of the X of attack and let the pros handle it.
 
Eleanore Roosevelt packed a revolver given to ther by the SS, so , I'd guess the Prez could too if he wanted.
 
Washington DC is a federal enclave, so as President it probably was legal for Dubya to have a handgun there -- even a machine gun. But if he wanders out into Maryland or Virginia (etc) the state laws apply.
 
It's a moot point,,,

Basically he can do whatever the heck he wants to do,,,
Who is going to arrest the President of the United States for a gun violation.

The Secret Service agents are fanatical enough to not allow it,,,
People can talk about law & legality all they want but when it come right down to it,,,
The agents will declare it an attack on the POTUS and simply not allow anyone to get close enough.

Aarond
 
When I'm elected President in 2020 (can't run till then) you can count on me carrying. Two 10mm Kimber Eclipse Custom II's in a Castor Troy rig!:D
 
It's all academic. How would anyone get near him to frisk him in the first place? Secret Service would protect him. :D
 
I'm thinking the most compelling reason for a President to be armed would be to protect himself from the secret service.

Surely there is historical precedent showing a world leader being killed by his own security or cabinet.
 
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