Hmmm... ok.
I understand that you chaps across the pond love your shiny guns. However, I really fail to understand why you would just carry one around in public? If your going to go shooting at a range or keep it for personal use then I have no problem, but to go armed with lethal weapons casually along the street just seems a wee bit weird! Is it to stroke your ego "hey look I have a big gun". It just makes things quite uneasy, I mean imagine if some nut job had such a rifle and decided to go empty a magazine? In a public place? Its mad, quite simply. Its been seen many times when mentally unstable people have gone on a rampage with guns, I'm sure you all remember the Virginia tech killings... IMHO there isn't enough restriction on the flow of arms in the USA... far more thorough background checks should be used, and anyone with a criminal record should simply be banned from owning such weapons. That was a political rally, with women and children present most likely... personally I find it COMPLETELY unnecessary to carry loaded weapons to such an event, especially as the President was in attendance to it!
I understand some may not like Obama, maybe its his policies or maybe some white folk can't get over the fact his skin is a different shade to theirs.
This isn't a rant against gun ownership in the US, I personally think we should have some limited use of guns in the UK for personal protection or sport. However, I completely disagree with anyone who thinks its safe or appropriate to carry a gun in public or to a public event.
