"SteveB" wrote in message
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"Ned Simmons" wrote in message
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On Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:41:24 -0700, Gunner Asch
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On Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:47:59 -0500, Don Foreman
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On Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:42:26 -0700, Gunner Asch
wrote:



OK, Gunner. Let it be clear from this point forward that I did not
and do not advocate suppressing anyone's rights. I do advocate
responsible behavior and disdain posturing with firearms. Might this
be a midwestern concept you find incomprehensible?

I find that it appears to be a midwest concept that the gentleman was
acting irresponsibly and posturing.

Shall we ask the other readers if it was, or wasnt?

Yes, let's do that. That could be interesting.


Anyone have a comment one way or the other?

Was the black guy with the AR15 over his shoulder, peacefuly standing in
an Arizona Tea Party demonstration, along with 15 or 20 other armed
guys, acting like a wack job or not?

He was acting irresponsibly and contrary to his own interests. He had
no good reason to be carrying an AR15 and should have known (unless he
_is_ a wack job) that doing so under the circumstances would alarm
most folks. Assert your rights in an irresponsible manner and you're
more likely to compromise than protect them.

In the interest of context, I live in Maine, which has a long
tradition of hunting and gun ownership. I haven't owned a gun myself
in many years, but used to be a pretty good target shooter. I'm
comfortable with my neighbors who own guns, but would wonder about the
judgement of one who showed up at a political rally toting an AR15.

The Left of course hid the fact he
was black, and started talking about armed white racism and so forth.

You just poisoned the poll with that remark.

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Ned Simmons

I would have done the same thing, carry a gun at a political
demonstration. To make my point, which is that I am exercising my rights,
just as those others are exercising theirs of free speech and freedom of
assembly.

Well, you have a right to free speech so you can speak your mind, and a
right to freedom of assembly so you can share the expression of your
opinions with others.

So what's the purpose of exercising your right to arm yourself in a
political rally close to the President? Demonstrating your right to shoot
him if you're in the mood? That you can intimidate anyone you damn well
please, with a bullet?

What are we going to do, refine the Bill of Rights, and just eliminate
this one and that one?

And you, Ned, just poisoned your own well by not commenting that the press
didn't mention he was black, or even show many pictures, and went right
off into white racism, which was not the issue in any way.

The AP, CBS, and The New York Times, at the very least, all showed pictures
and video of the guy and I recognized immediately that he was black. None of
the mainstream media that I saw said anything about "white racism."

You're jumping on a bandwagon that's full of crap, Steve.

--
Ed Huntress