Norton Wants Gun-Free Zone for Obama

D.C.'s Congressional Delegate is joining the chorus of those outraged at gun-toting protestors at events where President Barack Obama is speaking.

Eleanor Holmes Norton has gone one step further. She's asking the Department of Homeland Security and the Secret Service to create gun-free zones around the president, his cabinet and other top federal officials.

Norton says she's concerned about a rash of shooting after some protestors in Arizona and New Hampshire have turned up recently sporting guns, including an assault weapon. Arizona and New Hampshire both have open carry laws.

Norton's call for restricting guns comes at a time when a lawsuit has been filed aimed at letting D.C. residents and visitors carry concealed guns in public.

There has been no comment from Homeland Security. The Secret Service tells FOX 5 the Arizona and New Hampshire protestors had no proximity to the president. A spokesman says they were outside the outermost level of security and not deemed a threat.