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T@T · 08-18-2009, 02:10 AM

A man toting an assault rifle was among a dozen protesters carrying weapons while demonstrating outside President Barack Obama's speech to veterans on Monday.

A fricken assault rifle?

Shoot the idiot...please!

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/...fle/index.html

BlackArcher101 · 08-18-2009, 02:21 AM

I'd love to tell you... but I can't unfortunately.

CrusaderPi · 08-18-2009, 02:21 AM

This will all end well. No really.

T@T · 08-18-2009, 02:33 AM

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This will all end well. No really.

Whatever, you know we see these ######ed Muslim's carrying AK47's and there 12 year old kids with grenades in the middle east and we just think...well there ######in nuts.. but comeon, this is crazy. The day I see a dude with an assault rifle in Calgary is the day I ######ing move the f**& out of here.

HOZ · 08-18-2009, 02:57 AM

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Originally Posted by T@T

A man toting an assault rifle was among a dozen protesters carrying weapons while demonstrating outside President Barack Obama's speech to veterans on Monday.

A fricken assault rifle?

Shoot the idiot...please!

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/...fle/index.html

Damn....If that is not he Grand POO BAA of the KKK!!!!

Temporary_User · 08-18-2009, 06:03 AM

From Wikipedia -

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The Second Amendment (Amendment II) to the United States Constitution is the part of the United States Bill of Rights that protects a right to keep and bear arms from infringement by the federal government, including federal enclaves and Washington, D.C.

Displaced Flames fan · 08-18-2009, 06:09 AM

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From Wikipedia -

That was intended to be a State right.

I support some gun rights, but not those. They are made for killing humans and we don't need them.

I'm guessing that guy is an Obama supporter though.

Maritime Q-Scout · 08-18-2009, 06:36 AM

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Tell me there's nothing wrong with America

There's nothing wrong with America.

Now was that so hard people? The nice man asked you to do something, it's called 'lying'!

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The Second Amendment (Amendment II) to the United States Constitution is the part of the United States Bill of Rights that protects a right to keep and bear arms from infringement by the federal government, including federal enclaves and Washington, D.C.

Flashpoint · 08-18-2009, 06:58 AM

Hey, at least he isn't cutting someone's head off on a Greyhound bus...

worth · 08-18-2009, 07:13 AM

I really don't have a problem with that at all. Open carry of weapons is perfectly legal in some states. It was a protest about the right to bear arms, and Arizona has an open carry policy. So obviously, the people protesting are going to be open carrying weapons, since it's legal. It's not like he showed up to some other sort of rally that had nothing to do with guns with an assault rifle.

habernac · 08-18-2009, 08:20 AM

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I really don't have a problem with that at all. Open carry of weapons is perfectly legal in some states. It was a protest about the right to bear arms, and Arizona has an open carry policy. So obviously, the people protesting are going to be open carrying weapons, since it's legal. It's not like he showed up to some other sort of rally that had nothing to do with guns with an assault rifle.

Because we all know it's necessary to carry around an assault rifle.

The 2nd Amendment is a 200 year old law that has long outlived it's usefulness.

Ozy_Flame · 08-18-2009, 08:25 AM

Hey I can understand a paintball gun or a pellet gun, but a military-style assault rifle? Either this guy has been playing too many video games or he's a certified whack job.

worth · 08-18-2009, 08:27 AM

Necessity is not at issue here. It's legality, the principal and idea of a free state, which is what that amendment represents, and which is what those people are protesting for.

Matata · 08-18-2009, 08:32 AM

He needs it.... to protect his family....from zombie hordes and colombian death squads.

mikey_the_redneck · 08-18-2009, 08:37 AM

If you outlaw guns, only outlaws will have guns.

mykalberta · 08-18-2009, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by T@T

Whatever, you know we see these ######ed Muslim's carrying AK47's and there 12 year old kids with grenades in the middle east and we just think...well there ######in nuts.. but comeon, this is crazy. The day I see a dude with an assault rifle in Calgary is the day I ######ing move the f**& out of here.

I love it when Canadians bash Americans over there right to carry arms. I suggest you read a US History book sometime. They actually had to FIGHT for their independence, they didnt just let some oppressive British regime run them into the ground and then negotiate their peaceful release. There is a reason its a constitutional right. Because the founding fathers in their wisdom knew that everyone who has power, will at some point try to use that power against those not in power. And those not in power need some way to fight back, in the US that is by private citizens owning assault rifles among other things.

Did that person fire his Assault rifle at that rally? Did anyone die at that rally? Did anyone strap C4 to their chest and blow up any protesters? Comparing them to jihadist pricks is sickening.

Muta · 08-18-2009, 08:55 AM

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Did that person fire his Assault rifle at that rally? Did anyone die at that rally? Did anyone strap C4 to their chest and blow up any protesters? Comparing them to jihadist pricks is sickening.

But what is the point in carrying around an assault rifle? You might have a right to bear it, but you also have a right to bare a standard Beretta. An assault rifle is just over the top and uneccessary.

Cactus Jack · 08-18-2009, 09:23 AM

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I love it when Canadians bash Americans over there right to carry arms. I suggest you read a US History book sometime. They actually had to FIGHT for their independence, they didnt just let some oppressive British regime run them into the ground and then negotiate their peaceful release. There is a reason its a constitutional right. Because the founding fathers in their wisdom knew that everyone who has power, will at some point try to use that power against those not in power. And those not in power need some way to fight back, in the US that is by private citizens owning assault rifles among other things.

Did that person fire his Assault rifle at that rally? Did anyone die at that rally? Did anyone strap C4 to their chest and blow up any protesters? Comparing them to jihadist pricks is sickening.

Yeah, USA! Woooooooooo!!! America, f*** yeah! Do you want to arm wrestle? I was so inspired by your rhetoric I'm going to driver a Hummer 160km per hour down a toll highway and blast some Springsteen while tossing gernades and styrofoam containers of the Big Macs I just inhaled on the side of the road. The US is the best! That's why they have never lost a war.

No one died this time. What about next time or the time after that? How many presidents of the US have been assassinated? And many, many, MANY civilized nations don't grant their citizens the "god-given right" to bare arms, and like Canada, have a much lower crime and murder rate per capita than the United States. But hey, if people want to carry guns and kill each other in the US, why do I care?

badnarik · 08-18-2009, 09:23 AM

i think this guy is just mocking gun laws

flizzenflozz · 08-18-2009, 09:24 AM

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I love it when Canadians bash Americans over there right to carry arms. I suggest you read a US History book sometime. They actually had to FIGHT for their independence, they didnt just let some oppressive British regime run them into the ground and then negotiate their peaceful release. There is a reason its a constitutional right. Because the founding fathers in their wisdom knew that everyone who has power, will at some point try to use that power against those not in power. And those not in power need some way to fight back, in the US that is by private citizens owning assault rifles among other things.

Do you believe in alchemy, tithes and leeching too? What's old is simply just that sometimes: OLD. Evolution is not simply on a physical level sometimes.

Citing centuries old insurrections does nothing to make me think this is something that ought to be adopted by Canada, and is thus a bad idea. Do Americans really need a cache of weapons at their personal disposal? I don't, regardless of what someone in a powdered wig conjured up 250 years ago.