<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>The Hot Joints &#187; health care protests</title> <atom:link href="http://www.thehotjoints.com/tag/health-care-protests/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.thehotjoints.com</link> <description>Conservative news and opinion</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:00:49 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <xhtml:meta xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" name="robots" content="noindex" /> <!-- google_ad_section_end --><!-- google_ad_section_start --> <item><title>Stop Bringing Firearms To Protest Rallies</title><link>http://www.thehotjoints.com/2009/08/18/stop-bringing-firearms-to-protest-rallies/</link> <comments>http://www.thehotjoints.com/2009/08/18/stop-bringing-firearms-to-protest-rallies/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:21:22 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Chris Jones</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[U.S. News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[armed protesters]]></category> <category><![CDATA[firearms at protests]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gun Control]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Guns]]></category> <category><![CDATA[guns at town hall protests]]></category> <category><![CDATA[health care protests]]></category> <category><![CDATA[health care reform]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thehotjoints.com/2009/08/18/stop-bringing-firearms-to-protest-rallies/</guid> <description><![CDATA[As anyone who reads this blog knows, I’m a huge 2nd Amendment defender. You can click the banner above and buy all the guns you want. I have a conceal carry permit here in Texas and I’m proud of it. That said, if you bring an AR-15 to an Obama health care protest you’re not [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p><a href="http://www.thehotjoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/ar15.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="ar15" border="0" alt="ar15 thumb Stop Bringing Firearms To Protest Rallies" src="http://www.thehotjoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/ar15_thumb.jpg" width="258" height="179" /></a></p><p>As anyone who reads this blog knows, I’m a huge 2nd Amendment defender. You can click the banner above and buy all the guns you want. I have a conceal carry permit here in Texas and I’m proud of it.</p><p>That said, if you bring an AR-15 to an Obama health care protest you’re not exercising your 2nd Amendment right, you’re just a nut.</p><p>I love my AR-15 and my AK-47 as much as the next guy, but It would never cross my mind to wear them to a health care protest. Why? Because I don’t have a screw loose.</p><p>People who think it’s cute to openly wear a firearm to a town hall especially one the President is attending are not only wrong &#8212; they’re stupid.</p><p>Acting like an ass with your gun rights doesn’t strengthen the 2nd Amendment, it actually weakens it.</p><p>There is no reason on earth for a citizen to have a rifle slung over his shoulder or a pistol attached to his leg at a protest rally. It’s a provocative act that creates a threatening atmosphere where people should be able to freely express themselves.</p><p>When people foolishly brandish AR-15’s at health care protests it only gives ammunition (no pun intended) to the gun control crowd, who desperately want to show that Americans are not responsible enough to own guns.</p><p>I’m not saying you can’t have your gun in the car like you normally would, just don’t carry it in the open at a damn health care protest!</p><p>Moreover, bringing a firearm anywhere near the vicinity of the President is totally insane. It’s not funny, it’s not brave, it’s not cute, it’s f*cking insane and you should have yourself checked out by a mental health professional.</p><p>Just because you have the <em>right</em> to openly carry a rifle or pistol doesn’t mean you <em>should</em> in every situation. It’s called common sense, people &#8212; look into it.</p><p><script src="http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/js/2.0/video/evp/module.js?loc=dom&amp;vid=/video/bestoftv/2009/08/17/sanchez.guns.at.rally.cnn" type="text/javascript"></script></p><p>(hat tip <a href="http://hotair.com/archives/2009/08/17/video-people-bringing-assault-rifles-to-obama-rallies-now/" target="_blank">Hot Air</a>)</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.thehotjoints.com/2009/08/18/stop-bringing-firearms-to-protest-rallies/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <!-- google_ad_section_end --></channel> </rss>
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