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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTexas 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.htmlA self-described conservative Texas gun rights activist planned to bring his rifle to President Obamas 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 groups 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 wasnt 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.
Open Carry Texas founder C.J. Grisham made the remarks Wednesday to the closed groups 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 wasnt 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
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yourout
(7,527 posts)1. Good luck with that chief.
MagickMuffin
(15,937 posts)2. I saw candidate Obama in 08 and they took my husband's 1" pocket knife
and this was in Texas.
Skittles
(153,160 posts)3. stupid asshole
one wonders what other poor decisions this gun humper makes