Quote Originally Posted by peggy View Post
I hear all the 'right' words, concern for mentally ill, etc..., yet, I also hear strong defense for ALLOWING people to carry guns to political rallies. Some here INSIST it's their god given right to carry a LOADED GUN to a town hall or other political rally in order to 'remind' our leaders just who is in charge. Kind of a disconnect, don't you think? And I find the hand wringing of those who defend this ridiculous assertion rather phony. And in my opinion, these who think this practice is hunky dory are the very ones who SHOULDN'T have guns, at all!
I guess some of us just look at things differently. If you accept the premise that we all have the right to self defense, you probably wouldn't think in terms of being ALLOWED to exercise that right only at specific venues. I think that's where the disconnect really is, in that some folks want to play fast and loose with the rights guaranteed by the constitution and the vast majority of our states.

In my mind, you either have a right or you don't. Location is irrelevant.