Charlie Kirk’s Security Chief Claims He Was Hamstrung On Day Of Assassination

The owner of the company providing security for Turning Point USA (TPUSA) founder Charlie Kirk on the day of his assassination said in an interview posted Monday that he was hamstrung by federal and state laws while trying to secure the event where Kirk was assassinated.

Kirk was gunned down during a Sept. 10 TPUSA “Prove Me Wrong” event at Utah Valley University, during which he was debating attendees. Brian Harpole of Integrity Security Solutions told podcaster Shawn Ryan during Monday’s episode of “The Shawn Ryan Show” he had acquired certificates to pilot drones, but was unable to use them due to federal and state regulations.

“I spent thousands of dollars on drones last year and got my guys licenses,” Harpole said. “But if the area lies in the Provo, Utah, airspace, I can’t fly. It’s a 107B, we can’t break the rules.”

Title 14, Chapter I, Subchapter F, Part 107, Subpart B has restrictions on operating drones, including a prohibition on flying them over people who do not have shelter should the drone crash. Utah state laws require compliance with the federal regulations, according to UAVCoach.com.

“And then you had secondary restrictions, probably due to heavy foot traffic with the school,” Harpole added. “But I can’t go in and break the rules. There’s laws for a reason. And so, now the school could have flown drones, the PD, but they didn’t have them. But Orem PD has a drone unit, active, professional and that police department, I will tell you, is awesome. They were there, they helped, both on the soft side and the hard side.” (Read more from “Charlie Kirk’s Security Chief Claims He Was Hamstrung On Day Of Assassination” HERE)

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