Kind of scary

[Bob]

I wonder what these people really plan on doing. 

Economy goes bad?  I can understand the idea of protesting, forming groups, etc. 

But forming a protest group, and arming yourself?

If they do something with the weapons, that's bad.
If they don't do anything with the weapons, then they're kind of wasting their time collecting them.   Might as well collect stickers or something.  A sticker militia who protests....

https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090812/ap_on_re_us/us_militia_movement;_ylt=Ao3D0rwFajv_hmRyUP0PyHsDW7oF

[turayza]

I rather prefer the sticker collecting idea...

[turayza]

I think people are just being paranoid...and if they really wanted to do something about it, they would talk to their government representatives, get petitions signed, etc. Instead of standing around and collecting not-stickers. D:

[Bob]

I saw the guy the news who attends political rallies with a gun exposed.  Legal since he has a permit and it's not concealed.  A little disturbing to see a rally person protesting with a gun right there.

I did hear it right.  He was at a
"As the president spoke, demonstrators outside held posters declaring him a socialist and dubbing him "Obamahdinejad," in reference to Iran's president. People screamed into bullhorns to protest a bigger government role in health care. "Nobama Deathcare!" one sign read. A young girl held up a sign that said: "Obama Lies, Grandma Dies." Images of a protester wearing what appeared to be a gun were shown on television."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/10/AR2009081002447.html

"Outside the event where President Obama will conduct his town hall, there is an anti-Obama protestor with a gun — a pistol strapped to his lower leg. The local police chief said it’s legal for the man to have a registered handgun — as long as it is not concealed. What’s more, he is on private property, a church yard, which has given him permission to be there."
https://www.anorak.co.uk/politicians/219747.html

I bet the government knows everything about that guy.  That must be near the edge of what the allow around the president.

[turayza]

People are certainly not happy with Obama, are they? Poor guy. D: I liked McCain better, though his choice of vice president was a huge turnoff.

Wow, that's really frightening--protesting with a gun. And a creepy dude in a church yard with a gun? But hey, as long as nobody pulls any triggers...

Oh, that reminds me. I was volunteering for this community service event thing and there was this group of people belonging to a pro-arms group. They were having a picnic. Carrying pistols and whatnot. It was slightly unnerving :l