Tea Partiers Visit Capitol With Guns
Idiots like this are not helping their 2nd Amendment cause. Bringing guns to political rallies in the wake of the Arizona shooting is the best way I can think of to convince those on the fence that you shouldn’t be allowed to tote those things to political debates to intimidate the opposition.
The Lewis and Clark Conservative Tea Party event brought about a couple of dozen supporters to the steps of the Capitol on Friday to keep attention on the right to bear arms, but by all appearances there were more people were carrying cameras than guns, which participants were encouraged to bring.
People can disagree with the right to bear arms,” said Lewis and Clark’s Conservative Tea Party Executive Director Tim Ravndal. “That’s the great thing about America. We have the rights to keep and bear arms and are exercising that right.”
The event was held on a Friday so legislators would have a chance to speak. The state Legislature is considering multiple gun-rights bills, including one to allow guns into prohibited places such as bars and government buildings and another to allow concealed carry in cities without a permit.