Gun-rights advocate arrested at rally
Sunday, August 31, 2008
By Milan Simonich, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
A Beaver County man who regularly wears a pistol on his hip says police violated his rights by arresting him before a rally featuring Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama.
"I am a threat to no one. Mr. Obama doesn't trump my constitutional rights. The president of the United States doesn't trump my constitutional rights," said John Noble, who was handcuffed, questioned for about two hours and then told by state police that he would receive two citations by mail for disorderly conduct.
Mr. Noble, 50, of Industry, said he wore his Glock 19 in a holster when he entered Irvine Park in Beaver more than an hour before Mr. Obama arrived for a campaign appearance Friday night.
Oh ... My ... Goodness!
This must be the Only Man In America ... who hasn't seen "Taxi Driver".
To recap:
This guy carries a gun to a Presidential Political Rally, and is outraged that he was stopped by Security and held for questioning.
What the HELL was he thinking?
Did he expect that the Secret Service would pat his back and say "Way to go, brother!"?
What a doofus. He makes every responsible gun owner Look Bad.
No, I don't care about his "Second Amendment Rights". This is a Presidential Political event. There are plenty of Secret Service people there to handle the odd crazy in a Gun Free Zone.
It's not his job to protect himself, his fellow citizens, or the Presumptive Democratic Presidential Nominee in this venue; and if he doesn't understand the situation he's just another Travis Bickle.
Personally, I think it's all a publicity stunt, engineered by a wacky individual who just wants his Fifteen Minutes of Fame.
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