Odd that one cannot enjoy the protections of the Constitution in legal activities without engendering the hyperbole demonstrated on this board.  From the original post by Cenk to the Pavlovian responses by many, one would think that  possession of a sign with a quote from Jefferson in conjunction with the OPEN possession of a handgun near an Obama appearance automatically creates some of the most inane, convoluted conspiracy and what-ifs one could read in 38 posts.

The gentleman in Colorado has the most rational posts I have yet to see, yet it does not cause anyone to actively think intelligently what he said. If the SS (no pun intended) felt he was not a threat, I will rely on their expertise. For those of you schocked that said firearm was loaded, they are not much use without loaded ammunition. Furthermore, I would be willing to wager that that man had crosshairs on him during the entire time he was there, courtesy of the SS.

At 100 yards, the firearm shown would not have penetrated Obama's vest he is required to wear in public events such as this. I personally liked the match/gasoline-dynamite posts. You can sit on gasoline with a match all day, just don't light it. As for the dynamite, useless without a detonator.  Most of the things said are merely projections of what the poster thinks he would do should he be near a president he hates (Bush) and then creates a fantasy world where those thoughts can come through? Sadly, yes, that is what appears to happen.

I cannot understand the fear engendered by some people seeing a firearm. It is as though it will, on it's own violition, rise up and murder everyone present. One should realize that any firearm is inamimate and requires use by a human to function and that there are many more uses for firearms than their abuse in the hands of psychotics, criminals, gangs and drug dealers than your neighbor, depending on your location.

No presidential assassin ever carried their gun openly, not one.  John Hinkley and Lynette Fromme hid their weapons and MLK was shot from cover. You can look it up, but your children are safer from gun violence in school than anywhere else.  There is no law that says you have to own or carry a firearm, and many that do have been in the military as one poster stated all that wanted guns should go.

In closing, its much ado about nothing. Most americans abide by the law. They may disagree with a president's policies, but they are not prepared to assassinate him over them. Those disagreements are settled through the legislative process by petitioning Congress or by replacing them after four years at the ballot box. Grow up, life is not a movie on HBO.