Threat Assessment: When Protesters Bring Guns to Health-Care Town Halls

Associated Press, time.com by Mark Thompson | Aug. 19, 2009 (News Analysis)

The fact that protesters at President Obama's political events have begun showing up bearing arms may be disquieting, but it's perfectly legal — and the Secret Service, charged with protecting the President, insists that it is not unduly alarmed by the development. That's because while the Second Amendment guarantees Americans the right to carry guns, federal law also gives the Secret Service the right to keep gun-toting folks away from the President. ... Full Story »

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Topics: Civil Liberties, National Security, Social Change, Freedom of Speech, Gun Control, Law Enforcement
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Posted by: Posted by Marsha Iverson - Aug 19, 2009 - 8:32 AM PDT
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 by Dwight Rousu - Aug. 19, 2009

Pretty good journalism, though a bit too restrained given the menacing and intimidation being displayed against civil political discourse.

It does not help that the Bush supine court used judicial activism to extent the right to bear arms beyond a well regulated militia.

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 by Marsha Iverson - Aug. 19, 2009

In a brief but thoughtful article, Thompson focuses attention on the underlying security concerns raised by the growing number of gun-toting protesters at town hall meetings.

Under the Constitution, Americans do have the right to bear arms, though there has long been debate whether the right applies to individuals or only ... More »

…while the Second Amendment guarantees Americans the right to carry guns, federal law also gives the Secret Service the right to keep gun-toting folks away from the ... More »

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 by Samuel W. Velsor IV - Aug. 19, 2009

Good to see this subject - which poses a great danger to all - being covered and addressed.

It is currently legal and will be untill there is an event where someone will use the gun(s) then and only then will are lawmakers take a look at ... More »

Neither Donovan nor Petro can recall a precedent for the recent trend of protesters carrying weapons to presidential events. But it doesn’t appear to be the result of ... More »

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 by Kelly Garrett - Aug. 19, 2009
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