Justice

The NFL Doesn't Need Fans Carrying Guns to Football Games

The national police union wants off-duty officers to be able to carry concealed weapons into stadiums on game days. That would be a mistake.
What could go wrong?Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters

The National Fraternal Order of Police is calling on the National Football League to rescind its ban on concealed-carry guns in professional football stadiums. That would mean that off-duty cops could bring weapons into stadiums on game days. National police union president Chuck Canterbury says that concealed carry is necessary to protect NFL fans, players, and crews from ISIS.

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