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Several Gun-Toters Attend Obama Protest
Aol/AP ^ | 08/18/2009 | AMANDA LEE MYERS and TERRY TANG ,

Posted on 08/18/2009 6:09:25 AM PDT by fishhound

PHOENIX (Aug. 17) - About a dozen people carrying guns, including one with a military-style rifle, milled among protesters outside the convention center where President Barack Obama was giving a speech Monday — the latest incident in which protesters have openly displayed firearms near the president. Gun-rights advocates say they're exercising their constitutional right to bear arms and protest, while those who argue for more gun control say it could be a disaster waiting to happen.

Phoenix police said the gun-toters at Monday's event, including the man carrying an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle slung over his shoulder, didn't need permits. No crimes were committed, and no one was arrested. The man with the rifle declined to be identified but told The Arizona Republic that he was carrying the assault weapon because he could. "In Arizona, I still have some freedoms," he said. Phoenix police Detective J. Oliver, who monitored the man at the downtown protest, said police also wanted to make sure no one decided to harm him.

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To: roaddog727
They also claim that he said he was against healthcare. Not true! There is also a second video of this man. He is shown at the end, clearly chanting “healthcare now” with the pro socialism crowd.

hotairpundit.blogspot.com

21 posted on 08/18/2009 6:35:17 AM PDT by TexasBeth
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To: Squantos

I am surprised the woman head of the show was from Lousianna...where they illegally too peoples guns.
She doesn’t have a clue.


22 posted on 08/18/2009 6:37:19 AM PDT by fishhound (The democratic party has become one evil collective Homer Simpson.)
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To: TexasBeth

Thanks.
I would not have know.


23 posted on 08/18/2009 6:37:45 AM PDT by fishhound (The democratic party has become one evil collective Homer Simpson.)
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To: Squantos

Thanks

too=took


24 posted on 08/18/2009 6:38:43 AM PDT by fishhound (The democratic party has become one evil collective Homer Simpson.)
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To: FourPeas

He was caught at the end of the second video shouting with the pro Bama guys “Health care now”

http://hotairpundit.blogspot.com/2009/08/man-seen-walking-around-with-ar-15-and.html


25 posted on 08/18/2009 6:39:37 AM PDT by boxerblues
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To: fishhound

We really need to get this out there. CNN is already using this guy as a right wing poster child.


26 posted on 08/18/2009 6:40:33 AM PDT by TexasBeth
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To: fishhound
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the People to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
27 posted on 08/18/2009 6:40:46 AM PDT by DTogo (High time to bring back the Sons of Liberty !!)
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To: boxerblues

Thanks.


28 posted on 08/18/2009 6:44:02 AM PDT by FourPeas (Why does Professor Presbury's wolfhound, Roy, endeavour to bite him?)
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To: Currentriverrat
We got 'em on the run.

Maybe Conservatives demonstrators should carry weapons at the demonstrations,


29 posted on 08/18/2009 6:45:31 AM PDT by Yosemitest (It's simple, fight or die.)
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To: Yosemitest

Presstitute in the WORST way!

To boot, he does no have a thumb strap on that sidearm holster, which, in a large crowd, should be a minimum safety consideration.

I’m particularly fond of the fact that AR has a collapsible stock, hi-cap mag, and it appears to have a flash suppressor or something on the muzzle... all things demonized by the left as constituting an “assault weapon.”

Good for him being a black man toting a gun, and despite his politics, he is permitted to tote whatever he wants. It is STILL a free country.


30 posted on 08/18/2009 6:50:08 AM PDT by rarestia ("One man with a gun can control 100 without one." - Lenin / MOLWN LABE!)
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To: FourPeas

CNN covered this and has a video:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/17/obama.protest.rifle/index.html?eref=rss_topstories#cnnSTCVideo

He is with a group of pro-Obama union folks


31 posted on 08/18/2009 6:56:15 AM PDT by Paratrooper
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To: Paratrooper

Cool. Thanks.


32 posted on 08/18/2009 6:58:13 AM PDT by FourPeas (Why does Professor Presbury's wolfhound, Roy, endeavour to bite him?)
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To: Paratrooper

I cant watch the video at work, do they tell you he is with the Pro Obama supporters or just a protester?


33 posted on 08/18/2009 7:12:35 AM PDT by boxerblues
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To: Squantos

Prolly thinks he can scare some “righties” out of an aggressive pro-2nd stance. May not even be ammo in the gun.

On the slight chance he actually does want a shooting war, the righties have it way over him.


34 posted on 08/18/2009 7:25:30 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (When did it become the Democrat You-Shut-Up-And-Listen-To-Me Tour?)
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To: boxerblues

He was on our side:

http://www.abc15.com/content/news/phoenixmetro/central/story/Man-protests-President-Obamas-Phoenix-speech-with/q4OeoN6qZU-efcy1Zoq7xQ.cspx


35 posted on 08/18/2009 7:28:02 AM PDT by ex 98C MI Dude (All of my hate cannot be found, I will not be drowned by your constant scheming)
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To: fishhound

Phoenix police Detective J. Oliver, who monitored the man at the downtown protest, said police also wanted to make sure no one decided to harm him.

Uh, WHAT!! So the cop was concerned that some bright bulb might go up to the guy with the rifle over his shoulder and the gun strapped to his waist and DO HIM INJURY??!! Now THAT’S funny! The cops time might have been better spent protecting the UNARMED people from ACORN/UNION thugs!


36 posted on 08/18/2009 7:33:56 AM PDT by Oldpuppymax (AGENDA OF THE LEFT EXPOSED)
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To: ex 98C MI Dude

If he is on own side why can he be seen in the video shouting “health care now”?

2nd video
http://hotairpundit.blogspot.com/2009/08/man-seen-walking-around-with-ar-15-and.html


37 posted on 08/18/2009 7:35:55 AM PDT by boxerblues
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To: fishhound
"Paul Helmke, president of the Washington, D.C.-based Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, said people should not be allowed to bring guns to events where Obama is.

"To me, this is craziness," he said. "When you bring a loaded gun, particularly a loaded assault rifle"


Whoever said the guns were actually loaded?

On the other hand, while I get they're point, these folks may be pushing the envelope a little bit........

Strong 2nd Amendment Advocate
38 posted on 08/18/2009 7:35:59 AM PDT by indthkr
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To: boxerblues

Thats only what it appears. We can’t actually hear what he said. He, however, was there with a dozen members of the Arizona Shooters board to protest Zer0. He has been identified as Chris B by members of that board. If you see the gent with the bullhorn on the sidewalk near him, you will see that he has the Obama Joker face on the back of his head. So the protestors were intermingled.


39 posted on 08/18/2009 7:41:13 AM PDT by ex 98C MI Dude (All of my hate cannot be found, I will not be drowned by your constant scheming)
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To: boxerblues

More info here:

http://www.arizonashooting.com/v3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=86525&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=20


40 posted on 08/18/2009 7:44:57 AM PDT by ex 98C MI Dude (All of my hate cannot be found, I will not be drowned by your constant scheming)
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