[dirtboy]

Yes, I realise the larger point, but I still contend that it was poor judgement to carry open at this event. I also don’t like open carry in most events that have a lot of people crowded around, police and other security personnel on edge, the very biased press all over the place, and lots of people with their emotions piqued. I just do not believe this is the kind of place to carry open. All it takes, is someone yelling ‘gun’, and things can get stupid fast. I just don’t believe a weapon is something that should be used to make a point, especially when everyone knows it will antagonise lots of people. That’s just not what weapons are for, in my opinion.

Well, that's a different debate, and a fair one, where the issue is more neutral - open carry at a protest, versus curtailment of rights when POTUS is in the vicinity.

[suelsmith]

http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090811/GJNEWS_01/708119863/-1/FOSNEWS

http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090812/NEWS/908120365/-1/NEWSMAP

This is a DIFFERENT person than the person open carrying outside. This person entered the High School after it had been closed to the public, and initially swept, but caught by the Secret Service with a knife. His car, which was improperly in the parking lot, was scented by bomb sniffing dogs and towed for further testing. Inside they found an unregistered loaded gun. The person with the legal, registered, loaded gun protesting outside was not arrested.

[stuartcr]

As far as I’m concerned and as I mentioned numerous times, it never was about a curtailment of rights.