Carrying loaded pistols and unloaded rifles, dozens of gun-rights activists got as close as they could Monday to the nation's capital while still bearing arms and delivered what they said was a simple message: Don't tread on me.
Hundreds of like-minded but unarmed counterparts carried out a separate rally in the nation's capital.
The gun-carrying protesters in Virginia rallied on national park land, which is legal thanks to a new law signed by President Barack Obama that allows guns in national parks. Organizers said it's the first armed rally in a national park since the law passed.
The District of Columbia's strict gun laws, however, generally make it illegal to carry a handgun, so rally participants there were unarmed.
My notes:
(1) The Second Amendment (Amendment II) to the United States Constitution (adopted in 1791) is the part of the United States Bill of Rights that protects a right to keep and bear arms.
(2) Attorney General, Eric Holder, calls for gun ban calls for gun ban - (wanted to reinstitute ban on sale of assault weapons) - (Feb 2009)
(3) The debate between those who want more gun control and those who want no control will continue to wage on.
Va. Tech victims' families press for gun show bill - (April 19, 2010)
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