MSNBC Freaks Out: Lawfully Armed Citizen Protesting Obama Outside Portsmouth Town Hall

Tuesday, August 11, 2009 | Kristinn

[kristinn]

MSNBC is having an on air meltdown over a man their camera crew videotaped openly carrying a handgun at an anti-Obama protest in Portsmouth, New Hampshire this morning near where Barack Obama will be holding a town hall meeting later today.

MSNBC showed footage of the man with the gun openly holstered to his right leg. He was holding a large sign with words about the tree of liberty.

The Portsmouth police chief informed MSNBC the man was legally armed.

The man was reportedly standing with a group of protesters on the property of a church.

More as this develops.

[jennyjenny]

Yeah. Just like that uppity pain-in-the-butt Rosa Parks. Stirrin’ up trouble just to get attention.

Sorry, I have no idea what point you thought you were making to me with that remark.

[Old Retired Army Guy]

It was “Prissy” Matthews that went berserk over this. There’s a reason he went off to the Peace Corps rather then be drafted. In addition to being a pussy with a big mouth, he’s afraid of guns. Did anybody see the recent overnight Cable ratings? Hardball is dead last. Even trails Maddow and Olbermann.

[yumapatriot]

The pics and video of this will be plastered all over the MSM until support for the Tea Party concept has dropped 20%.

or until tea parties grow 300%, and 1 in 5 are carrying. which is just as possible. Yes! America is waking up. B Hussein Obama "won" the election by a combination of stuffing the ballot box and a slick marketing campaign that fooled a lot of Americans. Now people are waking up... and the liberals of this country are actually a very small minority who will scatter when the light of truth, of an awakened America shows itself!

[fwdude]

I’m pretty certain that I’m not the first to adopt this as my new tagline.

[thethirddegree]

We do have guns. And ammo. We’ve had them for years, have been buying even more since November 4, 2008. And we’re not afraid to use them if we have to.

[DungeonMaster]

I’m rather shocked that El Rushbo would be quoting this if it doesn’t say what he says it says.

[TonyInOhio]

I may have missed the information somewhere in this long thread, but I'm pretty sure he was carrying a Hi-Point Firearms pistol of one flavor or another. Cheap, ugly, and very reliable, it's a perfect pistol to open carry if you stand the chance of having your gun confiscated.

And, they are made in Ohio!

[newgeezer]

Do you have a link for downloading the bill?

Yes, this link to the 1018-page bill was in my previous post.

[dinoparty]

LOL

[MrEdd]

That is only true if the government backs down.

Period.

[newgeezer]

It looks like limits on the package of essential benefits.

Granted, I think it was Rep. Dingle who said he hadn't read the bill because it would take two days and two lawyers to make sense of it.

[Mamzelle]

Well, I’d freak out if a gun “fell out of a guy’s coat”—tht guy obviously doesn’t know how to take care of the firearm!!

[ichabod1]

Wow, that’s pretty cool. Down here in Texas there’s no license required to buy a gun, just a quick criminal background check. It is a bit harder to get a license for concealed carry, in fact it is a barrier to entry because you have to take a 1-2 day class which costs over a hundred dollars, then I don’t know what the permit costs. I would do it if the time and money cost weren’t so high. As it stands it’s one of those things I’d Like to do but never get around to.

[dirtboy]

Jim Noble was arrested for lawfully and peaceably carrying a firearm openly in the vicinity of an Obama campaign rally in Beaver, PA, while holding a bible ("clinging") and handing out pro-gun literature. He was arrested NOT by the Secret Service, who were aware of his presence, but by the local police. They prosecuted him for disorderly conduct and disrupting a public meeting, and a jury found him not guilty on all counts on July 17.

So much for the argument that legal open carry near the president is a major issue for the Secret Service. Seems the Secret Service professionals can deal with it.

[stuartcr]

Kudos on the cross-thread last word.

[dirtboy]

Kudos on the cross-thread last word.

Exact same subject, dude. And highly relevant to the claims made on the other thread that someone engaging in legal open carry near the president is a major security concern to the Secret Service. The SS did not arrest the PA protestor - the misinformed local cops did (and the protestor was acquitted). The SS are highly trained professionals and can usually understand the difference between a real threat and a legal and peaceful use of 2nd Amendment rights in the vicinity.

[stuartcr]

See, I knew ya had to get the last word, that’s why the kudos. You should send your response to nufsed also, he’ll appreciate it.

[TonyInOhio]

As it stands it’s one of those things I’d Like to do but never get around to.

Do it soon - there may come a time when the opportunity no longer exists.

[dirtboy]

See, I knew ya had to get the last word, that’s why the kudos.

I see I mistook you for someone who was actually interested in incorporating facts into your opinions. I see I was mistaken in that regard. Later.

[rvoitier]

fyi: that was the another Michigan rep: Conyers.

:)