who'd a thunk it

[reelapeelin]

Originally Posted by THEFERMANATOR

I COMPLETELY disagree with you reel. People like him are the LEAST of the presidents worries, they are simply trying relay a message that they feel is pertinent and being overlooked by the man in charge right now. The AR-15 was unloaded, but he did have a loaded clip in his backpocket. And the sidearm was loaded. There were also SEVERAL others around him that you didn't see that had firearms. I know many will disagree with how I feel, but people like these that are doing a peaceful display and excersing there rights are of no danger to the president. It's the ones that are armed that you can't see the firearm are the ones they should be concerned about.

I completely agree w/your point re the greater threat, so why give the Secret Service another distraction...they take their jobs pretty seriously and having to even consider the threat potential of someone brazen enough to display loaded firearms at a public gathering w/POTUS requires taking measures to watch him while they could be watching for the real threat you mention...I own several firearms and am completely unwilling to give them or the ammunition needed to fire them up to anybody...but there is a time and place for everything and having a WING-NUT walking around w/an assault rifle, loaded or unloaded in a crowd of citizens...men, women and CHILDREN sends the wrong message...there are other ways to get the point across...diluting the resources of the agency charged w/protecting the president as a DUMB-@$$ way to make the point and weakens the credibility of all of us who want to keep our guns...but hey, that's JMHO...