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KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
Sun Mar 13, 2016, 09:02 PM Mar 2016

Texas Conservative Planned To Bring His Rifle to President Obama’s SXSW Event

http://www.politicususa.com/2016/03/11/texas-conservative-plans-bring-rifle-pres-obamas-sxsw-event.html

A self-described “conservative” Texas gun rights activist planned to bring his rifle to President Obama’s South by Southwest festival (SXSW) speech and wrote, “This may get interesting”, according to posts gathered by common sense gun control advocates Everytown and reported by New York Daily News.

“Open Carry Texas founder C.J. Grisham made the remarks Wednesday to the closed group’s 28,000 members, and one responded, “If you get a clear shot, please fire for effect!,” according to images of the posts obtained by gun control advocates Everytown for Gun Safety,” the New York Daily News reported of a post made on a private page....

Not to worry, they report that the Secret Service is aware of this possible threat and can prohibit guns at presidential events if they choose.

In typical conservative fashion, Grisham later said that he wasn’t actually going to be at the Obama event. He was going to be on the other side of town. Obviously fearing a visit from the Secret Service, Grisham wrote on Facebook, “Our right to keep and bear arms is a right reserved to self-defense and personal survival only. It does not in any way convey a right or privilege to kill or threaten to kill anyone based on political or any other ideology.”


Agent Mike, pickup on Line One. Agent Mike, Line One.

"if they choose"?!
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Texas Conservative Planned To Bring His Rifle to President Obama’s SXSW Event (Original Post) KamaAina Mar 2016 OP
Good luck with that chief. yourout Mar 2016 #1
I saw candidate Obama in 08 and they took my husband's 1" pocket knife MagickMuffin Mar 2016 #2
stupid asshole Skittles Mar 2016 #3
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