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<title><![CDATA[Cyanide and Happiness- Death Row]]></title>
<link>http://thegoldenboysaga.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/cyanide-and-happiness-death-row/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:29:44 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>thegoldenboysaga</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Swellco Aproved: Rock River Arms  Entry Tactical AR-15.]]></title>
<link>http://swellco2000.wordpress.com/2009/10/21/swellco-aproved-rock-river-arms-entry-tactical-ar-15/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:05:40 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>swellco2000</dc:creator>
<guid>http://swellco2000.wordpress.com/2009/10/21/swellco-aproved-rock-river-arms-entry-tactical-ar-15/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[WE DON&#8217;T LIVE HERE ANY MORE. THE SWELLCO &amp; SWELLCO VIDEO CIRCUS IS MOVING TO A PRIVATE SER]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Assault Rifle]]></title>
<link>http://halo3blogs.wordpress.com/2009/10/19/assault-rifle-2/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:12:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>blaze97531</dc:creator>
<guid>http://halo3blogs.wordpress.com/2009/10/19/assault-rifle-2/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Posted on September 23, 2009 by haloboyy1928 | Problematic against shielded opponents and takes a wh]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Posted on September 23, 2009 by haloboyy1928 &#124;</p>
<p>Problematic against shielded opponents and takes a while to drop foes, as individual bullets aren’t that damaging. Reliable but not impressive at medium and long ranges. You’re also likely to run out of ammunition in a clip before you kill an enemy, so switch to your other weapon to finish the job.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[full length photo of the new Stag Arms lefty, piston driven AR-15]]></title>
<link>http://fearandloading.wordpress.com/2009/10/18/full-length-photo-of-the-new-stag-arms-lefty-piston-driven-ar-15/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:06:56 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>gsagi</dc:creator>
<guid>http://fearandloading.wordpress.com/2009/10/18/full-length-photo-of-the-new-stag-arms-lefty-piston-driven-ar-15/</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[Pic of the new Stag Arms left handed AR]]></title>
<link>http://fearandloading.wordpress.com/2009/10/18/pic-of-the-new-stag-arms-left-handed-ar/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:05:13 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>gsagi</dc:creator>
<guid>http://fearandloading.wordpress.com/2009/10/18/pic-of-the-new-stag-arms-left-handed-ar/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s the first piston driven AR for southpaws. http://www.gunsandhunting.com/forum/index.php?a]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>It&#8217;s the first piston driven AR for southpaws. http://www.gunsandhunting.com/forum/index.php?act=attach&#38;type=blogentry&#38;id=1005</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Assault Rifle]]></title>
<link>http://halo3blogs.wordpress.com/2009/10/17/assault-rifle/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:48:52 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>blaze97531</dc:creator>
<guid>http://halo3blogs.wordpress.com/2009/10/17/assault-rifle/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Posted on March 1, 2009 by haloboyy1928 |   Accuracy good at short and medium range. Good all around]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Posted on March 1, 2009 by haloboyy1928 &#124; <a title="Edit post" href="http://halo3blogs.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?action=edit&#38;post=145"></a> <br />
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<p>Accuracy good at short and medium range. Good all around if used right. Very good when assisted with a grenade. It is the default weapon, when you die you will spawn with it, unless the settings have been changed.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[A couple cool videos, video #1]]></title>
<link>http://spectre23.wordpress.com/2009/10/09/a-couple-cool-videos/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:54:21 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>spectre23</dc:creator>
<guid>http://spectre23.wordpress.com/2009/10/09/a-couple-cool-videos/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This is a funny ad for home defense done right.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>This is a funny ad for home defense done right.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[AK-47 MANUFACTURER IN FINANCIAL TURMOIL]]></title>
<link>http://quierosaber.wordpress.com/2009/10/01/ak-47-in-financial-turmoil/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 09:03:55 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>quierosaber</dc:creator>
<guid>http://quierosaber.wordpress.com/2009/10/01/ak-47-in-financial-turmoil/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Avtomatni Kalashnikova (Automatic of Kalashnikov) or AK-47 assault rifle has been the world]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1605" title="kalashnikov" src="http://quierosaber.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/kalashnikov.jpg?w=300" alt="kalashnikov" width="300" height="190" />The Avtomatni Kalashnikova (Automatic of Kalashnikov) or AK-47 assault rifle has been the world&#8217;s most popular weapon, the gun of choice for dictators, gang members and Third World revolutionaries.</p>
<p>But the global meltdown coupled with the proliferation of copycats has left the Russian manufacturer, Mikhail Kalashnikov and his Izhmash arms factory in financial turmoil.</p>
<p>The elderly chief weapons designer lamented the flood of AK-47 look-alikes from factories in at least eight countries. He said, “there are counterfeits all around the world now which are plainly not of the same quality as the Russian example.&#8221;</p>
<p>The famous AK-47 is said to be a Russian export success story, being the preferred weapon of around 60 armies worldwide, but the financial crisis is threatening the manufacturing company’s existence as able supplier of the Russian weapon to the international market.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Classic Army Blow back Series!]]></title>
<link>http://fraginternational.com/2009/09/19/classic-army-blow-back-series/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:35:07 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Check out the new 2009 Classic Army Blow back Series or visit their homepage for more. Click Here CA]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Link]]></title>
<link>http://plagueofmemory.wordpress.com/2009/08/31/link-56/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 06:07:59 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>plagueofmemory</dc:creator>
<guid>http://plagueofmemory.wordpress.com/2009/08/31/link-56/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Assault rifles flow freely from Nevada Article [Column] San Francisco Chronicle March 25, 2009 Phill]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><a target="new" href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/03/25/BAEO16M3TM.DTL&#38;tsp=1">Assault rifles flow freely from Nevada</a><br />
<i>Article [Column]<br />
San Francisco Chronicle<br />
March 25, 2009<br />
Phillip Matier, Andrew Ross</i></p>
<p>&#8220;High-powered assault rifles aren&#8217;t that hard to find &#8211; even for a convicted felon like Lovelle Mixon.<br />
The kind of AK-47 that Mixon used to kill Oakland police officers Saturday can be had on the street for as little as $400.&#8221;</p>
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These guns should be illegal. What practical purpose do they have other than killing human beings?<br />
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<title><![CDATA[Pastor of Gun-Toter at Obama Event Prayed For Obama To Die]]></title>
<link>http://pkrf1end.wordpress.com/2009/08/28/pastor-of-gun-toter-at-obama-event-prayed-for-obama-to-die/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:12:18 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>pkrf1end</dc:creator>
<guid>http://pkrf1end.wordpress.com/2009/08/28/pastor-of-gun-toter-at-obama-event-prayed-for-obama-to-die/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Chris Broughton, the man who brought an assault rifle and a handgun to the Obama event last week, at]]></description>
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<p>Chris Broughton, the man who brought an assault rifle and a handgun to the Obama event last week, attended a fiery anti-Obama sermon the day before the event, in which Pastor Steven Anderson said he was going to &#8220;pray for Barack Obama to die and go to hell&#8221;, Anderson confirmed to TPMmuckraker today.&#8221; The sermon was titled &#8220;Why I Hate Barack Obama&#8221;.</p>
<p>Source:<br /><a href='http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/08/pastor_of_gun-toter_at_obama_event_day_before_even.php'>http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/08/pastor_of_gun-toter_at_obama_event_day_before_even.php</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Photo of a rifle barrel so hot it is smoking]]></title>
<link>http://gsagi.wordpress.com/2009/08/25/smoking-barrel/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:58:35 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>gsagi</dc:creator>
<guid>http://gsagi.wordpress.com/2009/08/25/smoking-barrel/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[http://www.gunsandhunting.com/forum/index.php?act=attach&amp;type=blogentry&amp;id=918]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Exhaustive SR-556 Testing]]></title>
<link>http://gsagi.wordpress.com/2009/08/25/exhaustive-sr-556-testing/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>gsagi</dc:creator>
<guid>http://gsagi.wordpress.com/2009/08/25/exhaustive-sr-556-testing/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[http://www.gunsandhunting.com/forum/blog/guysagi/index.php?showentry=635]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[My Ashtray Heart]]></title>
<link>http://kateiszig.wordpress.com/2009/08/22/my-ashtray-heart/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 07:19:39 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zig</dc:creator>
<guid>http://kateiszig.wordpress.com/2009/08/22/my-ashtray-heart/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s impossible. I keep falling in love with this band. This is one of my favourite songs from]]></description>
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<p>It&#8217;s impossible. I keep falling in love with this band. This is one of my favourite songs from their new album. Tears at the heart strings. <a href="http://www.vimeo.com/6145348" target="_blank">Vimeo</a> has a higher quality version, it looks amazing on full screen. It really baffles me. I find it really psychedelic and quite different to the style of videos they&#8217;ve made previously.</p>
<p>In other news, I got more tattooing done yesterday, but alas, it is not yet finished. I need one more session to finish the shading. It&#8217;s looking so good. I will take some photos later on.</p>
<p>Also, today I bought an assault rifle necklace.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Man Behind Guns At Obama Event Tied To Violent '90s Militia]]></title>
<link>http://pkrf1end.wordpress.com/2009/08/20/man-behind-guns-at-obama-event-tied-to-violent-90s-militia/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 21:52:29 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>pkrf1end</dc:creator>
<guid>http://pkrf1end.wordpress.com/2009/08/20/man-behind-guns-at-obama-event-tied-to-violent-90s-militia/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Ernest Hancock, who had a 9 mm pistol &amp; was with an assault rifle-wielding cohort at the Obama e]]></description>
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<p>Ernest Hancock, who had a 9 mm pistol &#38; was with an assault rifle-wielding cohort at the Obama event in Arizona yesterday, was a vocal supporter and friend of right-wing anti-government militia members who were convicted of conspiracy and weapons charges in the 90s. </p>
<blockquote><p><em>The Viper Militia was charged with plotting to blow up federal buildings in 1996.</em></p></blockquote>
<p>Source:<br /><a href='http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/08/ernest_hancock_viper_militia_gun_obama_event.php'>http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/08/ernest_hancock_viper_militia_gun_obama_event.php</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Guns at Presidential Events]]></title>
<link>http://commonsense09.wordpress.com/2009/08/19/guns-at-presidential-events/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:20:30 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tommy Paine</dc:creator>
<guid>http://commonsense09.wordpress.com/2009/08/19/guns-at-presidential-events/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I know, it&#8217;s perfectly legal. But that doesn&#8217;t make it cool. Bringing weapons, especiall]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gun-Toter at Obama Rally: "We will forcefully resist!" (VID)]]></title>
<link>http://pkrf1end.wordpress.com/2009/08/19/gun-toter-at-obama-rally-we-will-forcefully-resist-vid/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:34:16 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>pkrf1end</dc:creator>
<guid>http://pkrf1end.wordpress.com/2009/08/19/gun-toter-at-obama-rally-we-will-forcefully-resist-vid/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In a YouTube video, the man who carried a semi-automatic assault rifle outside yesterday&#8217;s pre]]></description>
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<p>In a YouTube video, the man who carried a semi-automatic assault rifle outside yesterday&#8217;s presidential event tells fellow demonstrators &#8220;We will forcefully resist people imposing their will on us through the strength of the majority with a vote.&#8221;</p>
<p>Source:<br /><a href='http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/2009/08/watch-man-carries-an-assault-rifle-outside-obama-event.php'>http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/2009/08/watch-man-carries-an-assault-rifle-outside-obama-event.php</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[For Sale M-16 rifle included with M-203]]></title>
<link>http://stanleyarmscompany.wordpress.com/2009/08/19/for-sale-m-16-rifle-included-with-m-203/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:52:10 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Erwin Stanley</dc:creator>
<guid>http://stanleyarmscompany.wordpress.com/2009/08/19/for-sale-m-16-rifle-included-with-m-203/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[M-16 Rifle included with M-203 Grenade Launcher Specification: Weight: 7.8 ib (3.5 kg) unloaded     ]]></description>
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<p>M-16 Rifle included with M-203 Grenade Launcher<br />
Specification:<br />
Weight: 7.8 ib (3.5 kg) unloaded<br />
        8.79 ib (4.0 kg) loaded<br />
Length: 39.5 in (1,000 mm)<br />
Barrel length: 20 in (508 mm)<br />
Cartridge: 5.56X45mm NATO<br />
Rate of fire: 700-950 rounds<br />
Cost for one unit: $715.4 US Dollar<br />
Free two box of bullets and two box of grenade launcher amunition for buying this product.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[The right to be a fool]]></title>
<link>http://piedtype.com/2009/08/18/the-right-to-be-a-fool/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:28:15 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>pied type</dc:creator>
<guid>http://piedtype.com/2009/08/18/the-right-to-be-a-fool/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Loaded guns at Presidential appearances? Pistols, even an assault rifle. Enough already! Look, I rea]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[[video] Black man brings AR-15 semi-automatic weapon to Obama event]]></title>
<link>http://streetknowledge.wordpress.com/2009/08/18/video-blackman-brings-ar-15-semi-automatic-weapon-to-obama-event/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:49:33 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>streetknowledge</dc:creator>
<guid>http://streetknowledge.wordpress.com/2009/08/18/video-blackman-brings-ar-15-semi-automatic-weapon-to-obama-event/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The story A man toting an assault rifle was among a dozen protesters carrying weapons while demonstr]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA["Open Carry"...and (again) I'm Wary...]]></title>
<link>http://postpostracial.wordpress.com/2009/08/18/open-carry-and-again-im-wary/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:50:48 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>pprscribe</dc:creator>
<guid>http://postpostracial.wordpress.com/2009/08/18/open-carry-and-again-im-wary/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A man toting an assault rifle* was among a dozen protesters carrying weapons while demonstrating out]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><blockquote><p>A man toting an <strong>assault rifle</strong>* was among a dozen protesters carrying weapons while demonstrating outside <strong>President Barack Obama&#8217;s speech to veterans</strong> on Monday, but no laws were broken. It was the second instance in recent days in which unconcealed weapons have appeared near presidential events.</p>
<p>&#8230;Asked whether the individuals carrying weapons jeopardized the safety of the president, [U.S. Secret Service spokesman Ed] Donovan said, <strong>&#8220;Of course not.&#8221;</strong></p>
<p>The individuals would never have gotten in close proximity to the president, regardless of any state laws on openly carrying weapons, he said. A venue is considered a federal site when the Secret Service is protecting the president and weapons are not allowed on a federal site, he added&#8230;. [<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/17/obama.protest.rifle/index.html">Source</a>, emphasis added]</p>
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<blockquote><p><strong><span style="font-size:20px;">*The term <em>assault rifle</em> is a translation of the German word <em>Sturmgewehr</em> (literally meaning &#8220;storm rifle&#8221;), &#8220;storm&#8221; used as a verb being synonymous with assault, as in &#8220;to storm the compound.&#8221; The name was coined by Adolf Hitler to describe the Maschinenpistole 44, subsequently re-christened Sturmgewehr 44, the firearm generally considered the first true assault rifle that served to popularize the concept.</span> </strong>[<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assault_rifle">Wikipedia entry</a>]<strong><br />
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<blockquote><p>&#8220;It is <span style="font-size:25px;">extremely disturbing</span> that you have that kind of weapon in <span style="font-size:25px;">close proximity</span> to where the <span style="font-size:30px;">president</span> is,&#8221; said Ruben Gallego, a <span style="font-size:20px;">retired military veteran</span> and <span style="font-size:20px;">Arizona Democratic Party official</span> who observed the man.</p>
<p>&#8220;He was demonstrating his <span style="font-size:25px;">Second Amendment rights</span>,&#8221; Gallego added, &#8220;<span style="font-size:20px;">but he was clearly there to intimidate people who were there exercising their</span> <span style="font-size:25px;">First Amendment rights</span>.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8230;Gallego, who <span style="font-size:20px;">served a tour of duty in Iraq</span>, said he believes the AR-15 semi-automatic assault rifle was <span style="font-size:25px;">loaded</span>. He spotted a <span style="font-size:20px;">magazine clip</span> <span style="font-size:25px;">in</span> <span style="font-size:20px;">the firearm</span> and <span style="font-size:20px;">another</span> in the man&#8217;s <span style="font-size:25px;">back pocket</span>.</p>
<p>&#8230;&#8221;Individuals carrying loaded weapons at these events require <span style="font-size:20px;">constant attention</span> from <span style="font-size:25px;">police</span> and <span style="font-size:30px;">Secret Service officers</span>, thus <span style="font-size:20px;">stretching their protective efforts</span> <span style="font-size:30px;">even thinner</span>,&#8221; Helmke [president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence] said. &#8220;The possibility that these weapons might be <span style="font-size:25px;">grabbed</span> or <span style="font-size:25px;">stolen</span> or <span style="font-size:25px;">accidentally mishandled</span> increases the risks of <span style="font-size:25px;">serious injury or death</span> to <span style="font-size:30px;">all</span> in attendance.&#8221;</p>
<p>Voices messages left with several NRA officials in Arizona were not returned. [<a href="http://www.ksdk.com/news/national/story.aspx?storyid=182822&#38;catid=28">Source</a>]</p></blockquote>
<p><a href="http://postpostracial.wordpress.com/2009/08/06/are-we-worried-yet/">I&#8217;ll ask the question again</a>. <em>Well?</em></p>
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<title><![CDATA[New lows in political demonstrations]]></title>
<link>http://indigo1009.wordpress.com/2009/08/18/new-lows-in-political-demonstrations/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:42:13 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m thinking the guy who had the audacity to show up at President Barack Obama&#8217;s Phoenix]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>I&#8217;m thinking the guy who had the audacity to show up at President Barack Obama&#8217;s Phoenix speech with an assault rifle strapped to his back actually did his cause a disservice.  He was quoted as saying, &#8220;I think that people need to get out and do it more so that they get kind of conditioned to it.&#8221;  Have you seen the photo?  This guy in a pressed, white, button down shirt has an AR-15 semi-automatic assault rifle over his shoulder and what appears to be some type of pistol holstered to his hip.</p>
<p>In response to his statement, doesn&#8217;t it beg the question:  Why?  This wasn&#8217;t even a speech about the Second Amendment.  This was about health care and the simple fact that recent town hall meetings across the country have become so charged with emotion is enough to warrant the banning of citizen weaponry at those events!  In a normal day, why would an ordinary citizen need a semi-automatic weapon strapped to his back as he heads to his desk job?</p>
<p>Imagine if all gun owners actually brought their weapons to political rallies as a matter of habit!  Talk about intimidation of the worst kind!  I know this guy was all perfectly legal in Arizona.  I just don&#8217;t think he was convincing those of us that approach gun rights with a little more reserve to rally to his defense.  There&#8217;s a time and a place, buddy.  This wasn&#8217;t it.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[This Is Not What The 2nd Ammendment Is About]]></title>
<link>http://blueisthenewred.wordpress.com/2009/08/18/this-is-not-what-the-2nd-ammendment-is-about/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:05:28 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[While I will never understand the need to own or carry a firearm, I do believe in the right to own o]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>While I will never understand the need to own or carry a firearm, I do believe in the right to own one. However, there needs to be a limit as to where one can be carried. For example, you do not carry a semi-automatic assault rifle to a Presidential town hall meeting. Obama has made no threat to eradicate guns; and even if he did, there would be no chance that the law would ever make it through congress. Not going to happen.</p>
<p>So to all you wingnuts out there carrying loaded guns to political rallies, KNOCK IT OFF! You are not helping your cause. There is no place for loaded weapons near our President. Had someone shown up at a Bush town hall meeting, would the NRA be backing that persons right? I doubt it.</p>
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