Even if it were your legal right to had shown up at a Bush event with a gun would you have?

[NNN0LHI]

The way I would look at it is even if I weren't arrested and if the government kept any kind of list of people who were possibly ready to go Tim McVeigh, my name would go on that list if I ever pulled a stunt like that. Probable all my family, friends and associates names would be added to the same list. If someone I knew, or worked with did something that stupid I don't know him no more. If its your a family member your kind of stuck.

What do you think?

Don

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Under the Bush administration that would have been a one-way ticket

to Guantanamo.

[kevinbgoode]

5. yep...and the RIght would have screamed all over the media

that it was a "traitor" or a "Muslim terrorist".

[calimary]

2. Dear God NO! Under no circumstances whatsoever.

It is asking for trouble to do that in an already-stirred-up crowd, no matter what political persuasion, and, for that matter, regardless who's president. And it's just bad karma anyway, imo.

[RamboLiberal]

18. You're so correct. I ended up shoving one RW nutjob

at a Kerry rally. If I or he had been packing it might've been a disaster. IMHO political rallies are too damn volatile for most to be packing firearms.

[calimary]

23. Truly. The coals are already glowing with these people. Adding some armed 2nd Amendment

hard-ass with an attitude would be like adding a nice big splash of lighter fluid.

[Arctic Dave]

3. Well, now that I know its OK. I need to find out were dumbass and shitstain

are hanging out and exercise my second amendment rights.

[Maru Kitteh]

4. The snipers on the roof scared the shit out of me as it was.

I don't own a gun so I'm probably not the right person to ask but - no - even if I did own one, I would never bring a gun to a protest. Ever.

[valerief]

6. Noop. I don't have rocks in my head. nt

[JohnnyLib2]

7. No,

It sounds craaaaaazy.

[kenny blankenship]

8. Fuck no, and if I had slept walked out of the house with my grampa's .38 in hand

and then had woken up at the site of a Bush speech I would fully expect to be shot dead or tackled and tazed and dragged off someplace where only the Red Cross could come see me 2 times a year.

And in the second place, NO, because no matter how I despised Bush, showing up with a gun sends a message NOBODY should be sending. One side shows up with guns to send a "silent message", then the other side counter demonstrates with their guns, and pretty soon your country is barreling down a road it won't come back from.

[morillon]

17. Exactly. I loathed Bush as much as anyone, but...

...bring a gun to a protest rally? JEEZUS, no. It's a stupid, stupid idea on many levels.

[blondeatlast]

28. Yep, yep, yep to all of what you said. nt

[proud2BlibKansan]

9. No

Guns were banned at Camp Casey even though we were fairly certain the Bush supporters who came to Crawford were carrying. And in all the time I spent down there, I can't remember anyone ever trying to bring a gun. Alcohol and drugs were also banned and I do remember one time a guy got kicked out for drinking but never any guns.

[onestepforward]

10. No.

[blondeatlast]

11. Hell no. nt

[Old Codger]

12. no but Only

Because too much temptation

[X_Digger]

13. Not legal in my state..

If it were legal here would I? Nah. But I'd give a :eyes: :eyes: :eyes: at those who did.

[704wipes]

15. PERMITS should be getting checked

Any of these places where a permit is required they ought to be making anyone who is carrying show the permit as a matter of public safety. And announce it before hand that permits will be checked and cross checked against other id. That will reduce the number willing to be an asshole like this if they know there name is getting taken.

Another option would be for US to take cameras and relentlessly photograph any one carrying. Its is oure right to take their picture if they want to be an asshole and carry a weapon into a public place.

Then send all the photos to the Secret Service in case anything ever does happen.

Record their fucking license plates numbers too.

[Salviati]

14. No, because I don't believe in acting like a dick just because I can.

It's something most people learn by the time that they leave middle school.

[LaPera]

16. BushCo would of blown you away in a heartbeat-went back to your place, said they found George Bush's

name written over & over on a piece of paper, on your kitchen table...Yep, justification....case close.

Well, where is that piece of paper? Sorry, national security & executive privilege...

Now we told you, CASE CLOSED....

You want to go to jail? We'll have have the IRS up your ass so fast....and if you persist you'll possibly even commit suicide.

[obliviously]

19. That would be completely foolish.

A good way to get yourself shot!

[kentuck]

20. Yes, if I wanted to make a statement...

And if I wanted to scare and intimidate people, especially our leaders.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

21. No

I'm pretty secure about the size of my penis.

[Drix]

22. Wildly Inappropriate

Having a loaded assault weapon at a political forum is as about as appropriate as having an erection at a day care center.

[Ron Green]

24. Intelligence and regard for the Second Amendment are inversely proportional.

[benEzra]

25. Where the President actually is, inside the Secret Service secured zone? No way.

In the general vicinity of a Presidential event, outside the secure area? Yes, of course; the same rules apply there as everywhere else, and I hold a NC CHL. Anyone outside the secure zone is NOT a threat to the President.

[Kaleva]

30. Good post

[blondeatlast]

26. Hell fucking no. I take national security very seriously. nt

[HughMoran]

27. Why would I want to look an insecure moron?

these people's names are out there. I'm looking up the local one to see where he lives.

[Swamp Rat]

29. No

I believe people might get killed if 'morans' keep bringing guns to these events.