Now Call Me Jaded

(Just don’t call me Shirley) but do you think that if this fine American exercising his 2nd Amendment Right

had been, say, oh, I don’t know, let’s be really hypothetical here and say…caucasian…that the CNN headline would have been different?

Man carries assault rifle to Obama protest — and it’s legal

PHOENIX, Arizona (CNN) — A man toting an assault rifle was among a dozen protesters carrying weapons while demonstrating outside President Obama’s speech to veterans on Monday, but no laws were broken. It was the second instance in recent days in which weapons have been seen near presidential events.
A man is shown legally carrying a rifle at a protest against President Obama on Monday in Phoenix, Arizona.

Video from the protest in Phoenix, Arizona, shows the man standing with other protesters, with the rifle slung over his right shoulder.

Phoenix police said authorities monitored about a dozen people carrying weapons while peacefully demonstrating.

“It was a group interested in exercising the right to bear arms,” police spokesman Sgt. Andy Hill said.

4 Responses to “Now Call Me Jaded”

1. JeffS says:

   August 18, 2009 at 9:29 am

   Given how the MSM went nuts over that guy in the NE packing a pistol, I’d have to say…..yes, very different.

2. mojo says:

   August 18, 2009 at 10:35 am

   Eek! A gun!

   Quick, everybody put on your blinders, or it’s “weapon rays” will drive you into an insane KILLING RAGE!

   Happens all the time, don’cha know.

3. tree hugging sister says:

   August 18, 2009 at 12:22 pm

   Black or white, the guy’s a muhROON.

4. JeffS says:

   August 18, 2009 at 3:02 pm

   I favor open carry, but the right to bear arms includes the duty to bear them responsibly.

   Taking an M4 clone to a peaceful political rally is a touch overkill, although the guy did make his point very clearly.