Lots of people are openly carrying guns to political rallies. It’s something of a big deal at the moment, what with a Chief Executive blatantly ignoring the will of the people.
Still, overlapping the Open Carry movement with other causes is a bit disingenuous. These rallies are about health care, taxation and debt rather than the 2nd Amendment. The signal is lost in the noise, and the media doesn’t hesitate to ask the hysterical question, “what’s that weirdo doing here with a gun?”
Fortunately, the whole thing has gone on without incident or accident. When the media has gotten snippy, the rebuttals have been heard.
Let’s just be very careful, folks. We need to be sure that none of this ends up being interpreted as threat rather than demonstration.
And we need to be wary of those among the ranks harboring less-than-noble intentions.