Armed protesters rattle Texas moms' gun-control meeting [Updated - Police Were Called]

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83. Gun Control vs. Gun Rights is inherently political. MDA has a political agenda and OCT has a

political agenda.

Don't we turn to standards set in law, as opposed to personal opinion, to determine if behavior is threatening? And when people are charged with violations, juries determine the propriety of the accused actions, usually based on the judgment of the composite "reasonable person".

In this case, what specifically was the behavior that was threatening? Per the NYT, "The woman at the Arlington restaurant — a mother and a member of the local chapter — expressed dismay that the gathering outside the restaurant was permitted by Texas law. “They’re walking around with killing machines strapped to their backs in a suburban area,” she said."

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/12/us/a-face-off-outside-dallas-in-the-escalating-battle-over-texas-gun-culture.html?_r=0

So, walking around with a firearm strapped to their backs. No pointing a weapon, no chambering a round, no provocative gestures, no pictures of MDA members painted up as targets? Just walking around with a firearm to [in my words - not the NYT's words] make a political statement.

The NYT article also noted the following:

"The armed group of men, women and children was made up of members of a gun rights organization called Open Carry Texas, and they stayed in the parking lot about 10 or 15 minutes to protest the Moms Demand Action meeting and then left."

"At a gun rights rally at the Alamo in San Antonio last month, Moms Demand Action held a counterrally nearby and, gun advocates said, sent their supporters into the crowd to take pictures. “They crashed our Alamo event,” Mr. Grisham said. “Let’s crash their event.”