Threat Assessment: When Protesters Bring Guns to Health-Care Town Halls
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 »
Posted by Marsha Iverson
It does not help that the Bush supine court used judicial activism to extent the right to bear arms beyond a well regulated militia.