Discussion: Armed Protesters Plan To Greet Obama In Visit To Shooting Victims' Families

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The last time a President came to Southern Oregon (Jacksonville), the Secret Service moved protesters, who were not armed. And the SCOTUS said it was consitutional to do so:

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Probably not much. The Administration doesn’t want to be seen arresting these people (even if they deserve it) because it only makes them martyrs.

Unless one of these idiots does something extremely provocative, like level a loaded gun at the President, they will largely be ignored.

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No need to repeal the 2nd amendment. Just wait to give them their guns until after they prove they are part of a well regulated militia.

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Good to know…and that was a unanimous decision too.

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…organizers suggested attendees carry a handgun as opposed to a rifle, but reiterated “you have the right to carry what you wish.”

And if you so much as even gesture in the general direction of the President with those weapons, the Secret Service will be so far up your ass, you’ll think you’ve changed religions. Just sayin’…

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To be fair, it looks like most of them are one gum drop away from type 2 diabetes, so who could blame them?

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I’m fairly sure this woman was the raving lunatic being interviewed on MSNBC right after the shooting, claiming that EVERYBODY needs to have a gun, that things would have been different if EVERYBODY on campus had had a gun.

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Yeeeeee-haa! :unamused:

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And these are the people who are to protect us from tyranny ? Man, are we screwed.

Didn’t intend that post as a reply. Fumble fingers on my iPhone.

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What is eternally maddening to me is that cities can’t even enact their own gun control to match the specific needs of their community.

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Taking a look at the belly on tha bearded guy, he should be more worried that the president will take his lawn chair away from him than his gun.

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You know, I hate these people. I really do. I don’t give a damn about them anymore. I hope they all get cancer in the worst place. They’re just evil. They think they’re good, they think they’re smart. They’re just evil and stupid.

In this case, Jeb! is right: “It happens.” No more tears for these conservative towns, no more concerns. Just shrug. Don’t care about your dead. Don’t care about your sorrow, because a stack of dead bodies pales in comparison to your 2nd Amendment rights and your constant bitching about shit you don’t know anything about.

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Some days it really does feel like it. Especially on those days where I bother to read the news. I gotta quit doing that. It just seems to get more and more depressing.

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Don’t blame the whole state for a few kooks.

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Why not? If that’s what it takes for any alleged “silent majority” to push back and do it hard, so be it.

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One wonders at what point could the Secret Service move people and have it not be considered unconstitutional?

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I agree with you, but you have to understand my reasoning for taking this position. We have to move the discussion and Republicans have given us the play book: If you want the moon, ask for the moon, sun, and stars. Then the moon will seem more reasonable.

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Wonder what would happen if a firecracker was set off at to the right of these armed idiots…

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Hey the guns get heavy and when they accidentally shot themselves cleaning it, it made standing up more than 5 minutes pretty tough.

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I’m guessing a lot of them would get shot, some even by someone else’s gun and not their own.

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