How to Lose Friends (Open Carry of Firearms) (Column‪)‬

Perhaps this column will be an example of how to lose friends--but this is really important. There are times that being right isn't as important as being tactful. Over the last few weeks, as I write this column, there have been at least two incidents where those showing up at political events to protest Obama's health care reform program have been openly armed--one of them at an event in Phoenix where President Obama was speaking. (1) People who have not had anything to say about guns suddenly are asking questions such as. "Do Guns At Political Events Disturb You? Then Consider Skipping Arizona For Now." (2)