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i tell you this nothing!!! better not happen to the President Of The United States Of America. because all hell well break loose!!!. so protect him ,THE PRESIDENT OBAMA ,with all your prayers. AMEN!!

Open-carry state or not, you're going to let people carry automatic weapons near people? Probably had Secret Service agents following 3 steps behind them not to mention snipers paying close attention...

Nothing good will come of this.

Disturbing . . .

I wonder if they did that when Bush or any of the other presidents were in power?

Those gun right wig nut are really out of touch all they want to do is intimidate people. I'm happy Obama is not giving in to them. What else what do you expect from this right wig nut.

Obama and the Democratically controlled Congress have made no attempts to ban, firearms or ammo, or to take away anyones 2nd Amendment rights. So why are these Wacko's wandering around near a town hall meeting with the President. Why didn't they do the same when the Republican controlled Congress gave us the Patriot Act and illegally wiretapping these pro-gun fools along with the rest of the country. Do they realize how many of our rights were eroded during the 8 years of Bush/Cheney? As I said earlier, what a bunch of FOOLS!

Seriously?

I suppose they feel more manly carrying assault rifles. And possibly have no idea how tragically rificulous that looks to the rest of the world as an example of "american democracy". If their "arguments" need assault rifles (even if for show) then they're not much to start with.

In the 2nd Amendment-the word "arms" has never been defined, even by the Supreme Court in terms relevant to the modern world.Historically in Anglo Saxon times the word applied to long bows and cross-bows, in Thomas Madison's time to pistols, muskets (rifles) and shotguns. Today some states have outlawed automatic assault weapons if carried by regular citizens. More importantly many states have made it illegal to carry arms in public places such as schools, sport arenas and other public gatherings. Arizona unfortunately is not one of them.
The safety of the President of the United States should trump any argument about the sanctity of the 2nd amendment, and allow temporary confiscation of any weapons within range of the president.

You think these guys would get away with this if Bush was still President? I'd think not. To see these crazy people now showing up with weapons where the President makes his speech makes me believe no one is safe.

A ridiculous country in which we live. For what would anyone need an AR-15?

I am absolutely sick to my stomach that someone would bring a gun to an event with President Obama in attendance. The gun slinger–I don't see this as an sign of freedom, I see it as a sign of disrespect and intimidation to our president and the citizens who support him.

We are becoming no better than the war torn countries that use guns as a way to scare and intimidate people. I ask what event in our society calls for a gun? Health care reform has nothing to do with gun rights.

What makes me more sick is I will mostly like hear the health care reform opponents support these individuals who brought guns to these town hall meetings.

I am ready for change. I am ready for our country and government to work for all people and not just for the people who want to keep their money.

Why would anyone think this is a good idea? Just because you can, does it mean you need to? Why would you carry and assault weapon to a presidential event? I believe in the right to carry arms, but come on . . . .your just trying to instigate the situation . . . .for the last time, nobody is trying to steal your guns. Maybe Obama was right, when scared people cling to their guns and religion.

I think these people carring rifles and guns, are phony as they come. do not miunderstand me, the guns may be real. but the fact is, these idiots, would not have dare to do this with GWB in office, since they would have been locked up, perhaps taken to secret prisons, tortured, if not worse... and now that i think about that, they are likely 'bush supporters' so in that sense, its still not too late – find out 'who' they are, or 'were' and then do as you please with them obama administration....

cause it is so obvious these 'home grown terrorists' are playing 'chicken' in the sense: "who is more afraid of who" – and well, obama administration SHOW THEM WHO IS BOSS!

OBAMA 120% ALL THE WAY!

PS: I SUPPORT A 'ONE PAYER' SYSTEM, AS THEY DO IN CANADA AND UK, WITH REGARDS TO HEALTH CARE – IF THOSE 'RIGHT WING' IDIOTS, WANT TO 'PAY' FOR IT – BE MY GUEST – I WILL BE HAPPY TO FORWARD MY BILLS TO THOSE PATHETIC UNEDUCATED STUPID IDIOTS!

Good grief. I live in Arizona, but sometimes this state is an embarrassment. Legal to carry assault rifles down the street, even with a sitting President in the vicinity. Awesome.

And i wonder why? People just dont believe that there are people out there that dont want this President in the white house! And its becusee he is an African American even though he is biracial.

The liberals are probably convulsing right now over this story!

This man's name is "Chris." He's member of Faithful Word Baptist Church, and his pastor is Steven Anderson. This is a very radical, fundamentalist, right-wing group. Pastor Steven Anderson has been working to create a militia group known as the True Born Sons of Liberty. Steven Anderson has publicly stated that he is praying for President Obama's death, and encourages his members to do likewise. Steven Anderson's videos can be seen on YouTube. Steven Anderson preached a message yesterday, and posted it on YouTube, on why he hates Barak Obama. See also his message on his website from Jan 18, 2009.

I don't really get it. What's the message this man wished to convey? Is it a freedom thing? A crime thing? An anti-socialist thing?
I can think of a lot of health care issues that could be created and quickly solved by automatic weapons.

The Right Wing of this country just gets scarier and scarier. Could you imagine if someone on the Left showed up at a Bush rally like this? These people are dangerous, and someone is going to get hurt.

The republican party really has lost its collective mind.

Is there a grassie knoll in Phoenix?

Racist

That guy's with the rifle is a RACIST,UnAmerican, Mobster

This is way beyond reasonable. There were more than two armed people in the crowd. How is it that I'm being intimidated from attending informational town halls to ask thoughtful questions by these rehearsed, coached screamers and gun toting freaks. The shame of it is that you'll probably invite the 2 automatic weapons guys on the nightly wolf blitzer to spew their nonsense about their right to bear arms to a public gathering and treat them as a reasonable voice. They're not. I don't understand why they weren't tackles and arrested by Secret Service.

Paranoid gun nuts!

Here goes another ediot trying to make it on TV. 15 minutes of fame starts now...Go!!!

I understand the law states they can carry weapons as long as they are visable. Though, I have serious issue with the message they sent while protesting with such weapons? I too live in Arizona but don't need to display an assault weapon to let someone know how I feel about something I might disagree with.
Thank God I'm armed with a brain and common sense.

One gun carrying guy was ANTI-Obama
One guy carrying guy was PRO-Obama

Two crazies

One from the Extreme Right and one from the Extreme Left...both promoting their party and NOT whats best for America.

Secret Service should have shot these guys on sight. They would have either eliminated a threat or cleaned up the gene pool, or both.

I find it funny that CNN states "U.S. Secret Service and local police were 'very much aware' of the situation and were paying close attention to the men." but neglects to mention this was because the men had alerted the police in advance of their intentions to make a peaceful protest. Thank you CNN for showing how liberal you are!!! If you want to write about a story, be sure to do your fact checking! No wonder a story that, if it was a sinister as you try to make it sound, only got a less than 100 word blurb! Ed Henry you should be ashamed of yourself!

This will continue to be accepted until someone gets hurt. Then what?

Eventually, one of these gun-licking dingle berries are going to end up firing into a crowd. Then, legislation will be passed to curb gun rights. These idiots are their own worse enemy. They were the bullies that spent most of their school years hurting others.

This is so stupid just to make a point. I guess the gun really makes this guy feel like a real man. He is just simple minded. It's sad that he does this thinking he is impressing anyone except his fellow believers. I bet he tells his friends ' You won't believe how much respect I get when I carry my assault rifle in Walmart'.

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"... Arizona is an open-carry state, meaning it's legal to carry firearms in public as long as they are visible." END QUOTE

Okay – what about LOADED? Were the guns LOADED??? Why is it allowed to bring any firearms within hundreds of feet where the President of the United States is attending????

They shout anti-Obama slogans and maybe they felt their voice will be heard MORE while carrying their GUNS!!! Come to think of it – it worked!!!

At one point you want the media to NOT SHOW these low-life fear mongers and then on the other hand – I WANT TO SEE THE IGNORANCE OF THE FAR RIGHT MANIACS AND HOW THEY "TRULY BELIEVE" THEY ARE IN CONTROL.... Watch your backs MANIACS!! Oops, never mind – I BETTER WATCH MY BACK!!!

Trying to intimidate fellow citizens by bringing guns to an event only underlines the ignorance of these people. This is no longer the 1960's, and true Americans will have disdain for these type actions. These people wish to escalate the tensions in order to sideline progress for our great country.

True Americans realize the value of respect during a debate... they know they will be heard more clearly with calm words, respectful debate, and non-violent dissent. True Americans understand civil debate and compromise!

Is this what Arizona law Makers had in mind? What a shame

i was really afraid this stuff was going to happen. and now, here we are. now it is getting scary.

Laws that forbid the carrying of arms...disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes...Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man.
–Cesare, Marquis of Beccaria, "On Crimes and Punishment"

You never know when the UAW from Government Motors might show up.

I think that this law is very unwise as a matter of public policy. This kind of law just makes it harder for the police and Secret Service to protect the President from a would-be assassin...or what about employers trying to protect their work places from disgruntled employees?...or banks trying to tell the difference between customers and bank robbers?

Or what about the innocent bystanders just being intimidated by these gun-toters? I remember how people and the police went absolutely crazy when the Black Panthers tried this in the 1960s and 1970s.

Nowdays, when people get angry, the first thing that they want to do is to reach for a gun and settle things.

What about the innocent bystanders? It seems like their rights to be secure in their persons has been left out of this so-called Second Amendment issue.

Yep....need to have my gun at a debate on health care reform.

Seriously? When did people think it was a smart idea to bring a gun to a presidential event? I'm not opposed to gun rights or any carry laws. But there is a time and a place to make your point and it shouldn't be at a presidential event with a gun.

If reform opponents don't want to be viewed as fringe crackpots then they should stop toting their guns during protests. One loose cannon is all it takes.

I highly doubt they were carrying assault rifles. They look like semi-auto AR-15s to me, not assault rifles.

every state should be the same, instead of letting the democrates control your life. Next the democrates will be carving 666 in your forehead.

This is UNBELIEVABLE ! Are we living in the Far West now ? What do these lunatics try to prove? Who need assault weapons ? This country is going absolutely mad and when I hear stories like these I want to LEAVE.

I'm so glad that in Canada we don't have to deal with your kind of crazy. If that makes me sound smug, well too bad. Canadians have had to listen about how the United States is "the best country in the world" for years. To be frank, that claim sounds ridiculous. Millons of Americans without health insurance, crackpots at political speeches with assault rifles, and back-to-back George Bush administrations – this hardly gives you the slot as the best country in the world.

More loony tune, violent Republican extremists. That is the Republican way: never debate, never offer solutions, just use violent intimidation and shouting to stop progress.

Welcome to the crazy world of the right-wingers. Sad, pitiful and scary all at the same time. I'm a gun owner, too. No excuse for this display at all.

The dude with his back to the camera is black.

Something's "funny" here.

probably not the smartest thing to do, but totally legal, so good for them. our forefathers realized the importance of individual states' rights, and these citizens were probably making a statement regarding that fundamental, but often forgotten right in an era of huge and expanding federal government.

health care reform, not government health care.

birth certificate reform first.

This is absolutely insane!!! And don't give me that 2nd Amendment crap-as a former member of the NRA, I know all about the inflammatory rhetoric and extremist views-–the primary reason I dropped my membership years ago. When citizens attend an event where the President of the United States of America is speaking armed with rifles, the extreme right wing declares victory. This negative right wing ideology is going to get someone hurt.. SNAP OUT OF IT AMERICA!

CNN Please print these comments

Madness. Sheer madness.

Hey, isn't America great?!
I guess it would only be illegal if these guys started spraying bullets and creating carnage. But like the NRA says, upright citizens should be able to have assault rifles or else only criminals will have guns. Of course, if these guys did commit a massacre, well then, that right would be immediately taken away and justifiably so. The dead bodies would be needed as evidence that they would no longer be able to have arms.

Big gun small...

It might be legal, but it is hardly classy or smart. So go conservatives.

And is this really NEWS????

This is totally outrageous. What is their point, exactly?? These idiots want to show a total lack of respect for our President. Haters, big time.

I agree with you these men should not have their weapons with them. HOWEVER, why is it you only show articles that are the FEW wack-jobs that are out there. YOU ARE BIASED AND A ONE-SIDED NEWS SITE!..

Do they allow duel in Arizona?

I don't mind guns in the hands of trained, RESPONSIBLE people. And guess what, we already have those. They are called the police! I wouldn't mind people carrying guns if I knew they had to go through several WEEKS of proper training on responsible, ethical use of such a tool. And leaving daddy's gun out for their spoiled teen to carry to school to threaten my child with is NOT responsible! Oh but people hate to take responsibility, even for their own child.

I guess it is hard for the wild west to join the civilized society. That goes to show how dumb the folks of some states are when they vote for legislators that will pass a bill to carrying of open or concealed weapons.

Stupidity is not hard to find nowadays and with the 10 second news we get it is harder to find out about anything until after the lobbyist who own the legislators, congress, county boards, city councils and those in between.

Idiots.

AND THEIR POINT IS????????????????????????????? These people have guns and act like they're in the WILD, WILD WEST!!! This is not a GUN RIGHT battle right now and even then, THEIR POINT IS?????????????????????

The PARTY OF NO is creating an atmosphere that is going to cause a MAJOR outbreak in this country.... The COLOR of these MEN are not PEOPLE OF COLOR.....!!!! So what message is that????

A RACE problem exists in this country and WHITE MEN think they are exercising their GUN RIGHTS by doing what they're doing!! This is sending the WRONG message and instead of them so-called pulling the TRIGGER which is the reason why they have the guns EXPOSED in this matter – they are going to TRIGGER a revolution that is not going to be pretty....

This is their definition of GUN RIGHTS! Not to protect themselves – or hunt – it's to ENCITE!!!!

C'mon! The Founding Fathers also thought that 'every men is created equal' only refered to white, protestant, anglo-saxon property owning males. Any person claiming to 'know' what the Founding Fathers 'intended' is just talking out of their shoe! Fun fact: guns in homes are over a hundred times more likely to injure/kill a family member than they are to stop intruders!

Why is this making the news?? Has anyone read the Constitution lately?
To CNN: the second amendment ratified on December 15th, 1791 states, 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. So, whats the problem?

I am a lifelong Republican a nd a US Navy
vet. What did you do for your country?
My good ness give the new president a chance/
What is with these guys??
They are not any better than any one else
My God life is too short to be so mean spirited!
Remember a smile and some kindess is a better
and healthier emotion.
HATE is a wasted emotion!! plus you will probably develop High Blood Pressdure and have a stroke.
Cool your jets and work together!!

A couple of little boys, overcompensating for their "shortcomings".

When, not if, but when some NRA 2nd Amendment spouting tiny brained moron decides to do Glenn Beck's bidding, I sincerely hope the Secret Service is quick and accurate.

Further, and I know that in the land of Clint Eastwood and John Wayne this won't happen, I hope the 2nd Amendment is amended to make it a felony for non-law enforcement personnel to carry a loaded weapon to a public event.

This is really sad.
What point are these people trying to make?

If the pic is right and not doctored it appears that the man with the AR15 slung on his back is "of Color". If so not all people of color are happy with the Prez.

Once again, an AR-15 is NOT and assault weapon. It's military counterpart, the M-16, IS an assault weapon. Of course this report comes from libs, so what do you expect beside mis-reporting and lies.

These men disagree with obama and must be racist as you can see by the picture.

Flaming nut jobs! Just flaming nut jobs! What was the point of carrying guns to the President's speech? Let me guess, they are out of work men looking for a position with the Secret Service. These men are potential assassins, no matter what anyone says.

There is absolutely no reason to be carrying automatic weapons around public events. Republicans will soon get more and more violent and I can only hope it doesn't get out of hand. The second amendment is trash.

Financed by Fox News no doubt. Where was John McCain? Doesn't he care enough about the VFW to show up in his own state? Now that's being a maverick!!

Carrying assult guns in public? So how is Arizona different from any third world backwater country?

Exactly what are they trying to accomplish with this provocation? If they are trying to show that they like to resolve differences by threatening others with guns then mission accomplished! Great argument for gun rights...

They are within their 2nd ammendement rights.

Is it any wonder then, that any and all civilized countries and peoples look at us like we are sick, sick, sick, which we are.

You know these whack jobs really need help.

Oh, by the way, it is Arizona, isn't it, home of a presidential wannabee.

How many million votes did he get?

Good it's still a free country and they have every right to carry firearms as long as they are Legal and have followed the Letter of the Law. Which was the case.I'm sure they were asked for ID and had to Prove they were Legally able to do so.

I am a life member of the NRA. This is the attitude of moronic intimidation that will cause the anti gun people to respond and demand that guns be taken out of the hands of law abiding citizens. We may have law on our side now but you are feeding the fire and not helping the cause.

Those men, veterans or not should not be allowed any where near the President of the USA. The same rules should apply as to planes being kept away from Washington. I can not believe the state of Arizona would put our president in harms way, and this is blatant misconduct from anyone. I am shocked our veterans have no respect.

As long as the law is upheld, what is the problem?

If this was during W's presidency, I wonder how loudly Rush and the other rightwingers would be screaming about people threatening the president.

What, were they out of Viagra so they showed up with their guns? Were their 4-wheel drive trucks in the shop? Do they feel like men now?
Can we give Arizona back to the Indians we stole it from?

I've been an NRA member for over forty years. I would NEVER carry any gun near any VIP or head of state from any country or near anyone under U.S. Government protection.

Guns do not belong in civilized societies. The so called "right to bear arms" when applied to the public in general hardly deserves to be considered a fundamental human right. The second amendment would be a total joke if it were not for the number of victims that has caused.

The lunatic fringe is bubbling to the surface. I believe in gun rights, I own one. But you do not tote an assault rifle to a public event where it is ABSOLUTELY not necessary. Just one more reason NOT to live or do business in Arizona.

Gotta give Obama kudos for being brave and not forcing these folks to sign a loyalty pledge or keeping them blocks away from his town hall meets. I wonder what these men are trying to prove? Funny that people who went to see Bush with anti-war tee shirts were arrested ( violation of 1st amendment ) but we have gun toting yahoos actually bringing weapons to an Obama town hall meeting and the Secret Service is only watching them. I guess we see which President cares more about the bill of rights.

Question: How many Republicans (McCain, Palin, etc.) or Fox commentators/Limbaugh speak out against this obvious threat to our President?

If this had happened at a Bush rally, they'd be screaming their heads off about Liberal Nazis!

What if some local gun club get all their members to attend, couple hundred of people show up with guns, will they have enough police force to watch everyone? They can say they watch for these 2 people, but what about more people show up with guns?

How long is Homeland Security going to let this go on? I can't walk around my neighborhood carrying an AK 47 without being arrested, I don't know why it would be allowed anywhere near a crowd.

These people are nuts and are being feed everyday by Fox Noise. It is just a matter of time before innocent people are killed.

I pray everyday for the safety of President Obama and his family.

This is amazing to me. Isn't the president of the United States a protected person? I can't believe it isn't against the law to bring guns that close to the president. What if 500 people showed up with guns, could the police protect him then?

This is absurd! What reason could these jerks possibly have for carrying assault rifles openly, especially where the president is going to be speaking, other than to be threatening? Assault weapons have only 1 purpose and that is to kill human beings.These assinine politicians in these 'open-carry' states who put these stupid laws in place, think they're still living in the wild west. The notion of carrying guns openly in the streets is insane.

An evolution from the previous neo con nuts who have showed up carrying Swastika's and shouting hate rhetoric. How has the GOP sank from the Christian conservatives of Ronald Reagan to the hate filled,ignorant,racist nazis of Limbaugh, Beck and Hannity.

While it may be legal to carry firearms in public as long as they are visible in Arizona, it is illegal to threaten the President of the United States.

Someone carrying an assault rifle and shouting anti-Obama statements is obviously threatening our President; these thugs should have been arrested and indefinitely detained as Enemy Combatants of the United States.

Let them rot in a SuperMax prison without being charged or access to legal counsel, along with the other terrorists.

very small boys need bug guns to make any sort of point.

jesus people, chill out.

WHAT DOES THE 2nd-ADMENDMENT (right to bear arms) HAVE TO DO WITH HEALTH INSURANCE TOWN HALL MEETINGS?

There are always a few idiots that take a good thing to the extremes!

They should have been arrested as a danger to the President.

Greatttt . . . let me book a flight to Arizona ASAP. Morons.

lets face right wingers,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,you dont want a black president and you never did want a black man in the white house. had this been a white president with all the things going on in the last few weeks , lots of people would have been arrested. had the republicans had there ways this country would have been all white.............i hope the police is watching you red necks because again you white people wants something happens to this president

Only in America – the land of the Brave.

It is insane that it is legal to strap on an Assault Rifle and go wherever you please.

The police were actually "monitoring" 12 protestors who were open carrying firearms.(AZcentral.com)
Rumors abound that these clowns were egged on by the local radio stations that carry Beck and Limbaugh.
The Obama supporters numbered almost 2000 and about 150 were "Antis" (local ABC affiliate) of which about 10% of the right wing protestors carried weapons to this Presidential event.
Another black eye for Arizona. Still want to retire here?
Someone, anyone, someone, Bueller.........

Yes, let them exercise their freedom of speech!

Its moronic to allow a person to carry any firearm into an angry protest situation. It has nothing to do with the state's firearms laws or even the right of the Secret Service to maintain a safe environment around the president at all times. It's a simple fact that angry people tend to use everything at their disposal to get their points across. And if confronted in anger could fire their weapons. This is common sense which is apparently lacking with these specific people.

A weapon is meant for personal protection in this case. Not to be taken into an honest debate. Get a life!

Good to see people exercise their right.
A visible firearm should be as common as a hat.

Good on them.

Funny how this article does not mention that one of the rifle-toting men were African American.

Yeah, Arizona, the sorry state of John McCain, you sure must be proud of your fellow morons John. Now you know why Californians refer to people for Arizona as "Zonies", they're not from civilized lands.

What's wrong with these people?

attention-seekers

Squeaky Fromme just got out of prison for threatening President Ford with an unloaded gun. She spent years behind bars.

That's where these guys belong. How low have we sunk that average citizens can carry assault weapons and threaten the President just because his views may differ from theirs. If these guys were vets, they should be ashamed. Have they forgotten the values that they were pledged to defend?

What on earth has President Obama done to warrant this level of hostility? Surely, we can take advantage of our democratic system to sort out what a majority of our people want for our country without descending into anarchy and bloodshed. If not, our founding father's noble experiment has failed.

Sounds like a couple of domestic terrorists in the making. Typical right-wing nuts.

I wonder if God told them to carry those assault weapons to the "anti christ" Obama's rally.

Wrap em in an American flag, gun in one hand and a Bible in the other while chanting God Bless America!

By the way... these "Churches" in America should lose their profitable, non profit status. They are becoming nothing but a propaganda ministry for the repugnant Republican domestic terrorist party.

Wow, Americans are not just scary people; they are also scared out of their wits and minds. Guns and bibles......that is what you are known for in the rest of the world, guns and Jesus fanatics.

Much ado about nothing.

God Bless the NRA. Assault weapons in the vicinity of the president. What more could NRA ask for?

Wow...I will never understand why Americans so strongly defend your right to own weapons like this... An assault rifle has no useful purpose other than mowing down crowds of people at the hands of deranged madmen. Clearly, bringing a weapon like this to a demonstration is symbolic of an acceptance of violence as a legitimate way to solve differences, regardless of whether the weapon is ever actually fired.

Get your gun and lets go "healthcare reformin" . Congress put on your "two faces" as the healthcare and gun industries are not pulling any punches. As the recipients of milions and millions of campaign funds your nothing more than "paid lobbiests". The "sleeze" is ozzing all over the place. If the rich and the corporate will only take care of themselves its just a matter of time.

Obama's gang probably put that guy in the crowd, as a plant.

If it is legal in the state, then the man is doing nothing wrong. If people worry about the safety of the President then perhaps they should not arrange forums in places such as these, or announce beforehand something to the effect that even though we know it is legal, we would prefer that if you wish to be part of the event, your guns must stay home due to the safety of protecting the President.

Amazing, people excercising their rights to bear arms and free speech and all in one place.

Yeah..... That's real smart. Carry an assault weapon near where the president is speaking. Care to guess what would happen if you started to bring that toy up to firing position? I'm sure the sniper who had you in his crosshairs would discourage your friends from doing the same. Care to guess if you're now in a database of known nutcases? Care to guess if your phones are now tapped, your emails read?

This country gets nuttier by the minute. Sometimes I pack too, but don't feel like (in this instance) it pays to advertise.
I like these idiots with NRA or "Protected by Smith & Wesson" on their bumpers. Talk about a target for gun theft! Usually they have a big dog in their yard that is easy to disable with hamburger laced with warfarin, or a sponge soaked in bacon fat.
All in the name of macho posturing. Shouldn't they be proud for scaring all the little old ladies!

Looking for their 15 minutes of fame...and online CNN obliges with this entry.