Do we have any DUers on the ground for the two gun rallies today?

annabanana

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Mon Apr-19-10 07:31 AM
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Do we have any DUers on the ground for the two gun rallies today?

One is on the mall and is unarmed, the other is just over the river in Va and is armed... I would hate to have to rely on corpomedia for coverage on this mess. . .

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ShortnFiery

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Mon Apr-19-10 07:34 AM
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1. Hey, I'm used to seeing "open carry" since 2001 in Tucson, Arizona.

We really need to stop over-reacting to people who have secured handguns straped to their hip. Granted, I do a double take at a rifle slung over someone's shoulder but I don't "freak out."

Perspective people. Some of us LIBERALS own guns and don't "go off" if someone is open carrying at their local Taco Bell. :eyes:

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Chorophyll

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Mon Apr-19-10 07:38 AM
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2. Fine. But this protest is a rather pointed

"open-carry" event, don't you think? It's an armed crowd assembling as close as they could get to Washington DC -- not just an individual guy ordering a frappucino.

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Happyhippychick

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Mon Apr-19-10 07:40 AM
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3. How do you know they have secured handguns straped to their hip?

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TheCowsCameHome

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Mon Apr-19-10 07:44 AM
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4. The guy in this picture has plenty of hips

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/18/AR2010041802391.html?nav=rss_email/components

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MyNameGoesHere

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Mon Apr-19-10 07:46 AM
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6. Freak out?

Sounds like the OP just wanted some info on the "My other penis is small, so I carry this to make it seem big" rallies today. I do not know about your Taco Bell reference. Do you have to shoot the beef for your Taco Bell meal in AZ?

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ShortnFiery

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Mon Apr-19-10 07:48 AM
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9. Hey, there is open carry laws in several states. Deal with it? And no, I don't own a penis.

:crazy:

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annabanana

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Mon Apr-19-10 07:49 AM
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10. please don't hijack my thread.. I was just asking a question. . n/t

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ShortnFiery

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Mon Apr-19-10 07:51 AM
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11. I didn't. Open Carry - Gun Rallies are not areas for democratic concern.

Many democrats also enjoy collecting firearms.

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annabanana

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Mon Apr-19-10 07:52 AM
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(maybe I do too. . you don't know me)

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ShortnFiery

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Mon Apr-19-10 07:54 AM
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15. Then, with respect, please explain your interests/concerns in a little more detail?

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annabanana

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Mon Apr-19-10 08:03 AM
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16. I have more faith in the reportage of an established DUer than I

Edited on Mon Apr-19-10 08:05 AM by annabanana

do in almost any representative of the corporate media. I am primarily interested in the different ways the rallies are represented to the public not on hand to attend.

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MyNameGoesHere

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Mon Apr-19-10 07:51 AM
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12. My point exactly. n/t

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ShortnFiery

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Mon Apr-19-10 07:52 AM
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13. Now ---> Understood.

:-) :hi:

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annabanana

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Mon Apr-19-10 07:46 AM
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7. (not what I was asking). . .n/t

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mmonk

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Mon Apr-19-10 08:17 AM
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17. The point is these people are delusional with guns.

They are there because they were told Obama is a communist or socialist or whatever and he is going to confiscate their guns. They are not rational. I'm freakin tired of stupid myself.

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muffin1

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Mon Apr-19-10 09:55 AM
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22. Yep.

Stupid + guns is a scary thought, indeed. Morans who want to "take back their country" while armed? A recipe for disaster, imo.

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babylonsister

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Mon Apr-19-10 07:45 AM
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5. If you're talking about the Oath Keepers in VA, they bailed out...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x8147862

Oath Keepers bails on open-carry gun rally outside of D.C.

The much-discussed group that gives military veterans an oath to defend their country against their government is pulling out of an April 19 rally that was set to attract considerable media attention. The reason: reports of inflammatory rhetoric from organizers of the rally, who planned to display their guns.

more...

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annabanana

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Mon Apr-19-10 07:47 AM
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8. Apparently they're the ones who're going to be on the Mall. . .n/t

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Historic NY

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Mon Apr-19-10 09:06 AM
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18. Oaths keepers want to decide on what they believe is constitutional vs the SCOTUS.

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lunatica

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Mon Apr-19-10 07:54 AM
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14. Even if I could be there I personally would pass

Although I'll certainly follow posts of people who attend.

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safeinOhio

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Mon Apr-19-10 09:27 AM
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19. I'll buy a star for anyone

that post in the gun room that has a picture of them self at the rally wearing an Obama tee shirt.

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ecstatic

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Mon Apr-19-10 09:48 AM
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20. Is that a good idea?

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spanone

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Mon Apr-19-10 09:52 AM
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21. why people feel the need to carry guns to express political ideas is frightening

and fucked

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