[JoeProBono]

"No matter your viewpoint, there is no doubt Hain aroused a storm of controversy -- making headlines locally and nationally. Whenever The Patriot-News published a story about Hain on PennLive.com, dozens, sometimes hundreds, of readers weighed in.

Hain agreed to an interview by e-mail. Following is an edited synopsis:

Isabella Hain, 5, gives her mother, Meleanie Hain, a hug before heading onto the soccer field, Sept., 23, at Optimist Park in Lebanon, Pa.

[zarodinu]

Only in America, I love this country. But for the gun experts, isn’t it dangerous to wear a gun in the open like this? Couldn’t someone just take it from behind you?

[MrPiper]

What part of CCW does she not understand?

While I am a proponent of open carry, this is the nonsense it leads to. I have a CCW and carry it concealed, everywhere.

Where does this woman live that allows open carry?

[CE2949BB]

While showering? While making love?

Be careful with the word “everywhere”! :P

[Lurker]

Q: Why did you carry a gun to the soccer game?

A: Like it or not, I do not have to validate myself to the public for my actions, ... I have come to the conclusion that this is an impossible task. It may sound arrogant, but ... the Constitution has guaranteed me a right, and there is nothing more to say about it. People who say, 'You do not need a gun at a soccer field,' ... I wonder if they could tell me when I will need it? That way I could just avoid that time and place.

You GO GIRL!!

L

[ChocChipCookie]

I’m planning on taking the Arizona Concealed Carry class this month. I’m also “just a mom”. Not sure that I’ll carry it everywhere, but I want to have the option available, legally.

[Oldpuppymax]

This gal is exercising the most vital of our constitutional rights and yet contributors to this site and self-proclaimed “conservatives” seem uneasy, even embarrassed by her actions. Thank goodness there are people like her...that is, those who have the guts to actually do what far too many only pontificate about.

[xmission]

Everyone of us should carry open when they can. The more people see our guns, the faster we can return to the days where gun ownership was thought of in the public mind as normal.

I have liberals who live close by, right on the verge of purchasing guns.

Show them your stuff.

[lowbridge]

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