Obama-signed law will let militia pack heat at rally

[G_j]

http://rawstory.com/rs/2010/0419/obama-signed-law-protesters-pack-heat-rally-protesting/

Obama-signed law will let militia pack heat at rally

By Raw Story
Monday, April 19th, 2010 -- 9:36 am

A few miles from the White House, anti-government protesters will be brandishing guns, rifles, and cartridges of ammunition.

Civil war? Nope. Just an anti-government militia protest in a national park, where activists will be able to legally carry multiple weapons in open sight.

The gun-backers' "Restore the Constitution" rally is set to be the first armed protest in a US national park, held at Fort Hunt and Gravelly Point, Virginia, locales run by the National Park Service. Their target? President Barack Obama and his agenda, health-care reform, climate control and bank bailouts.

It turns out, however, that it's President Obama who actually made their rally possible. In May 2009, he signed a measure allowing Americans to carry guns in national parks into law.

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According to The Washington Post, which reported on the protest Monday, those in attendance at the rally will include: "Mike Vanderboegh, who advocated throwing bricks through the windows of Democrats who voted for the health-care bill; Tom Fernandez, who has established a nationwide call tree to mobilize an armed resistance to any government order to seize firearms; and former Arizona sheriff Richard Mack, who refused to enforce the Brady law and then won a Supreme Court verdict that weakened its background-check provisions."

The Post noted that activists have "full support of the federal government they fear."

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[Jennicut]

1. Obama is going to take their guns away...er, maybe not.

[gratuitous]

10. I have it on reliable DU authority

That that is exactly the case. So, be afraid, be very afraid, that all your bang-bang are belong to us. While it may not look that way to some of us (the ones I like to refer to as "the sane"), there can be no doubt that this is precisely what "gun-grabbing" looks like.

Or so I'm told. :silly:

[Renew Deal]

2. So Obama loosened gun laws and cut taxes and they're protesting tighter gun laws and more taxes.

Makes sense! :crazy:

[Xenotime]

8. Typical RW thinking

[G_j]

9. if Beck etc. told them water was no longer wet

they would believe it

[paulsby]

13. not "loosened gun laws" , "strengthened rights to keep and bear arms"

the proper frame and all

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

15. That's looking for hairs on an egg, to use a Brazilian saying. -nt

[paulsby]

16. would you say "loosened abortion laws" or "strengthened right to choose"?

i know which way i'd say it

same thing

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

19. Neither of these is anything a normal person would say.

Let me try: "lifted restrictions on abortion". Yeah, that looks normal and non-hysterical.

[Renew Deal]

18. I think "loosened gun laws" is more accurate than "strengthening RKBA."

Strengthening RKBA is misleading.

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[nevergiveup]

7. "crazy ridiculous" works for me

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[YOY]

4. I bet an office FReep they wouldn't outlaw boomsticks. FReep for all his loudmouthery did not bite.

He kept on claiming Obama would "take away his guns." I told him that he absolutely would not.

I told him I would be willing to bet 1000 dollars that Obama would not take away his guns. At first he thought he had some easy money...then he renegged.

Shit...shame we cannot make more money on these dupes.

[Pirate Smile]

5. Just like the Teabaggers should have been saying "Thank you", so should the gun rights people.

RW'ers don't let facts or reality interfer with their fears and paranoia though.

[Gman2]

6. With the facial recognition software we have, this is better than a mob wedding.

[Greyskye]

11. A honey pot for teabaggers?

You have a devious mind! :evilgrin:

[Fumesucker]

12. "cartridges of ammunition"?

Ooohkay..

People who don't know anything about a subject should refrain from writing about that subject.

[aikoaiko]

17. There's a reason Obama is abandoning all the gun control advocates.

[The Straight Story]

20. Only govt and police, whom we trust 100%, should be able to carry guns-you & I are not to be trusted

The government (which is made up of the public) should be the only ones (like Bush/Cheney at one time) whom we trust. The rest of us need regulated and spied on as we are a threat..... (some sarcasm there)

[DCBob]

21. Can he rescind that?

;)

[Soulis]

22. Hi there!

Packing heat at rallies.....uh, not good!

[spanone]

23. so what the fuck are they protesting about???? a black President, that's what.