NEWS Hudson, WI TEA Party to feature hot drinks -- and guns - TEA Party honors open-carry

[lukem]

The planners of a party in Hudson, Wis., are looking forward to a well-mannered picnic filled with political speeches, hot beverages — and guns.

Response has been mixed to the Hudson Open Carry Taxed Enough Already (or TEA) Party scheduled for Oct. 17 in Lakefront Park. While organizers tout it as a picnic to celebrate their rights to demonstrate and carry arms, some in town worry about the image and perceived dangers of so many weapons in the city's downtown playground.

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[matelpt]

Any further information on how the meeting went? I would imagine the incidence of armed robbery was somewhere around zero!

[SFC Stu]

Originally Posted by matelpt

Any further information on how the meeting went? I would imagine the incidence of armed robbery was somewhere around zero!

Open carry would not be necessary if Jim Doyle had not vetoed the Personal Protection Act twice!

[gdcleanfun]

Originally Posted by matelpt

Any further information on how the meeting went? I would imagine the incidence of armed robbery was somewhere around zero!

Haven't heard of any bad incidences, and surely the news would have been all over it like you know what. I'm thinking it went well and quietly.

[gdcleanfun]

Originally Posted by gdcleanfun

Haven't heard of any bad incidences, and surely the news would have been all over it like you know what. I'm thinking it went well and quietly.

Here is one ABC article with video ...


Tea Party With Guns Held in Hudson

Hundreds of armed people filled a Hudson park Saturday afternoon as part of an anti-tax and pro-second amendment rally.

"It's our right to carry guns and I think everyone needs to know," said a gun rally supporter.

Openly carrying a firearm is legal in Wisconsin, in fact the only legal way to have a firearm there is to openly display it, but it is rare to see so many people doing so at once.

Not everyone near the tea party was keen on the idea of so many people carrying guns. "I thought not in my backyard. I didn't like the idea and i still don't like the idea," said Greg Leaf, a gun rally opposer.

Some came to the park hoping to change laws. "I'm here today to support hopefully getting a conceal and carry permit in wisconsin," said Spc. Alex Getty.

A few came hoping to change minds. "I have people who call me baby killers because they assume I voted for obama, which I did, but I don't think that makes me a baby killer," said Greg Leaf.

Different viewpoints were plentiful, but the event remained peaceful and supporters of both sides on gun control issues agreed to disagree.