http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/0..._n_256614.html

"A man carried a handgun strapped to his leg to a town hall meeting being
held by President Obama in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on Tuesday.

It's legal for him to have the gun as long as it is unconcealed, the police
told MSNBC. The man was on private property -- church ground on the roadway
leading to the high school where Obama would speak. The church gave the man
permission to be there. However, according to police officers, he is under
constant surveillance and is not anywhere near where the president will
speak.

Talking Points Memo points out that the man was carrying a sign referencing
this Jefferson quote: "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to
time, with the blood of patriots and tyrants."

Hours before Obama was to arrive at Portsmouth High School, the road leading
to the event site was lined with people - about 100 supporters of Obama's
health care overhaul on one side and about half as many opponents on the
other. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said that the president was
prepared for possible disruptions."