personally i believe the press has been strangely biase on this issue and for generations tried to get prohibitions concerning the bearing of arms by citizens ,what ever the issue. of late they are trying to drive a wedge between the free speech clause of the first amendment and the keep and bear clause of the second. they imply that good americans can't believe both. either your a rabid gun toter or a believer in "democracy"...what they don't point out is these protesters tho armed were demonstrating true democracy. i find that it is phenonimal that those same self righteous reporters were silent about the thousands of police intimidating protesters with automatic weapons and grenade launchers not to mention armoured gear and vehicals at the dnc and rnc. as for being liberal, all libertarians tend to be tolerate of other views, but if one can't take criticism one should get out of the proverbial kitchen. be forewarned, it is a them and us issue, it is a bill of right issue, it is a freedom all or nothing issue. and we will prevail if we grow a pair, if not it will be ink dried on worthless paper...