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What Not To Bring To The Inauguration

Friday, January 18, 2013

What Not to Bring to the 2013 Presidential Inauguration

Due to unprecedented security levels, a wide range of items are prohibited at the inauguration, balls and some related events.

In 2009, a Patch editor attended the presidential inauguration downtown, and brought a lawn chair with her. She had to leave it outside the security gates. Don't let something like that happen to you! There will be a strong police presence—even police from Alexandria, Fairfax County and other jurisdictions will be in D.C. this weekend.  Here's the official list of what is prohibited from the inauguration ceremony, inauguration parade and elsewhere. This information comes frominauguration.dc.gov:  The US Secret Service, Metropolitan Police Department, US Capitol Police, and other local and federal agencies are providing an unprecedented level of security for the Inauguration. As a security precaution, the following items will be prohibited …

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