Reply #8: They already do that, and they are very good at it These people were OUTSIDE the secured area

[benEzra]

where they were absolutely no threat to the President.

From the CNN article today:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/17/obama.protest.rifle/index.html

Asked whether the individuals carrying weapons jeopardized the safety of the president, (Secret Service Agent) Donovan said, "Of course not."

The individuals would never have gotten in close proximity to the president, regardless of any state laws on openly carrying weapons, he said. A venue is considered a federal site when the Secret Service is protecting the president and weapons are not allowed on a federal site, he added.