why are people bringing assault rifles to obama health care rallies?

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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32457652/ns/politics-white_house/


what do assault rifles have to do with health care reform?

No idea, he probably brought it just in case things get ugly (if he's a sane).

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To kill things. Why else would anyone bring a gun anywhere?

Did he now?

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To kill things. Why else would anyone bring a gun anywhere?

Right, everytime anybody has ever brought a gun anywhere their intention was to kill.  Your logic is astonishing.

That's Rhode Scholarship material right there.

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Still haven't pointed out what's wrong with my logic. If the purpose of a gun is to kill or seriously injure and we assume that these people aren't bringing guns to these things randomly but for a reason, then it makes sense that they're bringing the gun with violent intentions.

Well why hasn't any of them tried acting out these "violent intentions"?

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Jesus fucking christ people are stupid. Do you really think these people were carrying around exposed and loaded AR-15's just for protection? I know people who carry guns for protection and they are always concealed, small pistols. Those are for self-defense. When the fuck would you need to use AR-15's ever, unless you were being targeted by a drug cartel?

I'm not for gun control in any way either, I just find the far-right's mentality here to be bordering on insanity. There is something wrong with people carrying exposed powerful semi-automatic weapons at political rallies. Sure they might have the right to do so but just because you have the right to shove a dildo up your asshole doesn't mean it is a wise or noble idea. The same applies for bringing exposed and loaded weapons to political rallies.

I agree.
I just disagree with people who say everybody who owns a gun has an intent to kill.