Why does the President have armed guards?

[eots]

There's no concealed carry on most bases, including the one my family is stationed at.

Any armed guards, which that dumbfuck LaPierre is just sure as shit is all that's needed to keep schools real safe from bad guys, as proved so successful at Fort Hood?

Whadaya think?

or the Kennedy or Reagan..Did not work for them so Obama should just for go security

 

[Koios]

Just wondering

Because the president is an obvious target for assasination.

there have been more school shootings and more murdered children than presidents

As a percentage, not even close.

 

[P@triot]

Because the president is an obvious target for assasination.

there have been more school shootings and more murdered children than presidents

As a percentage, not even close.

So once again we see you acknowledge how armed security is a good thing for U.S. presidents, but somehow you can't draw that same conclusion for anyone else

Can you please rationally explain your belief that heavily armed security saves lives for presidents, but somehow magically does not for everyone else? Do you seriously not see the contradictory insanity of your belief on this issue?

 

[Avatar4321]

No you're not. You're trolling.

No, he's owning you dumbocrats who claim guns are bad, then surround your leaders with an endless array of high capacity, automatic weapons...

Everytime one of you makes claims of my political position you look like clueless idiots.

And he is trolling and owning you. And quite well too. You guys are in a full 20 page whinefest.

I was unaware that trying to make people think was trolling. I guess I learn something new everyday.

 

[P@triot]

Why do you think? Could it be so foreign terrorists and homegrown NaziCon terrorists can't kill him...?

How many death threats do you receive per day? President Obama is the most threatened President in U.S. history.

"President Barack Obama Is the Most Threatened President In History."

Hey stupid, any law enforcement agency will tell you that when someone gives a death threat, it is meaningless words which are the result of anger. Nobody who is serious about killing you is going to give you a warning in advance and time to prepare a defense. Ever hear of an assassin who calls to warn their targets in advance?

We out in the real world are 1,000x's more at risk. More people die in a day in the real world than all presidents in U.S. history combined have (and there was a time when their was no PSD).

You continue to take stupid to unprecedented levels...

Ever hear of Jim Jones?

Uh.......what? The Jonestown cult leader? Care to explain your post, because I don't understand it.

 

[Avatar4321]

No, he's owning you dumbocrats who claim guns are bad, then surround your leaders with an endless array of high capacity, automatic weapons...

Everytime one of you makes claims of my political position you look like clueless idiots.

And he is trolling and owning you. And quite well too. You guys are in a full 20 page whinefest.

And "he" is a "she".

No. Im a he. You'd know this if you bothered reading.

 

[P@triot]

No, he's owning you dumbocrats who claim guns are bad, then surround your leaders with an endless array of high capacity, automatic weapons...

Everytime one of you makes claims of my political position you look like clueless idiots.

And he is trolling and owning you. And quite well too. You guys are in a full 20 page whinefest.

I was unaware that trying to make people think was trolling. I guess I learn something new everyday.

Well you should know Avatar that asking dumbocrats to think is completely unacceptable in their opinion. If MSNBC didn't spoon feed it to them, they don't want to hear it.

 

[Avatar4321]

Hey stupid, any law enforcement agency will tell you that when someone gives a death threat, it is meaningless words which are the result of anger. Nobody who is serious about killing you is going to give you a warning in advance and time to prepare a defense. Ever hear of an assassin who calls to warn their targets in advance?

We out in the real world are 1,000x's more at risk. More people die in a day in the real world than all presidents in U.S. history combined have (and there was a time when their was no PSD).

You continue to take stupid to unprecedented levels...

Ever hear of Jim Jones?

Uh.......what? The Jonestown cult leader? Care to explain your post, because I don't understand it.

Not really sure why he brought up the leftist cult leader either.

 

[Avatar4321]

At least you and other conservatives are consistent in faulty thinking.

If you can find any child or children in as great a risk of potential harm as the president, then we’ll be happy to pay for their armed security.

You don't have to pay for their security. You can just stop preventing adults from having concealed weapons.

I don't know why that concept is difficult to understand.

And yes, children are at much greater risk than the President. Children die everyday. President's, thankfully, don't.

 

[Lakhota]

 

[squeeze berry]

Why does the President have armed guards?

Why do you think? Could it be so foreign terrorists and homegrown NaziCon terrorists can't kill him...?

How many death threats do you receive per day? President Obama is the most threatened President in U.S. history.

"President Barack Obama Is the Most Threatened President In History."

Daily Kook ?

Seriously?

 

[Avatar4321]

Danny Hafley, Kentucky Man, Defends Watermelon-Eating Obama Display: He 'Might Get Hungry'

Man Defends Watermelon-Holding Obama Display - YouTube

And this is relevant because....?

 

[Lakhota]

Danny Hafley, Kentucky Man, Defends Watermelon-Eating Obama Display: He 'Might Get Hungry'

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=uTVy07XVeAI]Man Defends Watermelon-Holding Obama Display - YouTube[/ame]

 

[squeeze berry]

Danny Hafley, Kentucky Man, Defends Watermelon-Eating Obama Display: He 'Might Get Hungry'

Man Defends Watermelon-Holding Obama Display - YouTube

And this is relevant because....?

I do not trust the biased sources.

Could be fake.

 

[jgarden]

Successful presidential assassinations
************************************
Abraham Lincoln
- Good Friday, April 14, 1865

James A. Garfield
- Saturday, July 2, 1881

William McKinley
- Friday, September 6, 1901

John F. Kennedy
- Friday, November 22, 1963

Failed assassination attempts
***********************************
Andrew Jackson
- January 30, 1835

Abraham Lincoln
- February 23, 1861
- August 1864

Theodore Roosevelt
- October 14, 1912

Herbert Hoover
- November 19, 1928

Franklin D. Roosevelt
- February 15, 1933

Harry S. Truman
- summer of 1947, pending the independence of Israel, the Zionist Stern Gang (Jewish) was believed to have sent a number of letter bombs addressed to the president and high-ranking staff at the White House
- November 1, 1950

John F. Kennedy
- December 11, 1960

Richard Nixon
- April 13, 1972
- February 22, 1974

Gerald Ford
- September 5, 1975
- September 22, 1975

Jimmy Carter
- May 5, 1979.

Ronald Reagan
- March 30, 1981.

George H. W. Bush
- April 13, 1993

Bill Clinton
- January 21, 1994
- September 12, 1994

George W. Bush
- February 7, 2001
- September 11, 2001

Barack Obama
- July 31, 2008
- 2008 Democratic National Convention
- October 22, 2008

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_presidential_assassination_attempts_and_plots

Presidential assassination attempts by individuals and groups have become commonplace in the last 150 years - and the trend is that they are becoming more frequent!

The vast majority involved the use of handguns.

 

[Avatar4321]

Danny Hafley, Kentucky Man, Defends Watermelon-Eating Obama Display: He 'Might Get Hungry'

Man Defends Watermelon-Holding Obama Display - YouTube

Reposting the same irrelevant video really doesn't make it any more relevant.

 

[Avatar4321]

Successful presidential assassinations
************************************
Abraham Lincoln
- Good Friday, April 14, 1865

James A. Garfield
- Saturday, July 2, 1881

William McKinley
- Friday, September 6, 1901

John F. Kennedy
- Friday, November 22, 1963

Failed assassination attempts
***********************************
Andrew Jackson
- January 30, 1835

Abraham Lincoln
- February 23, 1861
- August 1864

Theodore Roosevelt
- October 14, 1912

Herbert Hoover
- November 19, 1928

Franklin D. Roosevelt
- February 15, 1933

Harry S. Truman
- summer of 1947, pending the independence of Israel, the Zionist Stern Gang (Jewish) was believed to have sent a number of letter bombs addressed to the president and high-ranking staff at the White House
- November 1, 1950

John F. Kennedy
- December 11, 1960

Richard Nixon
- April 13, 1972
- February 22, 1974

Gerald Ford
- September 5, 1975
- September 22, 1975

Jimmy Carter
- May 5, 1979.

Ronald Reagan
- March 30, 1981.

George H. W. Bush
- April 13, 1993

Bill Clinton
- January 21, 1994
- September 12, 1994

George W. Bush
- February 7, 2001
- September 11, 2001


Barack Obama
- July 31, 2008
- 2008 Democratic National Convention
- October 22, 2008

Assassination attempts by individuals and groups have become commonplace in the last 150 years - and they are becoming more frequent!

And where did you get that information? No source. No cites. When the heck was Obama ever targetted? please details. Why not tell us when Bush was targetted. Details.

 

[P@triot]

Here you go son - a thorough breakdown debunking the absurdity in your signature about the 2nd Amendment.

The Roots of the Second Amendment The Future of Freedom Foundation

 

[Lakhota]

Sooo, apparently some delusional religious racist NaziCons don't believe Obama has been targeted. Holy shit...

 

[jgarden]

Successful presidential assassinations
************************************
Abraham Lincoln
- Good Friday, April 14, 1865

James A. Garfield
- Saturday, July 2, 1881

William McKinley
- Friday, September 6, 1901

John F. Kennedy
- Friday, November 22, 1963

Failed assassination attempts
***********************************
Andrew Jackson
- January 30, 1835

Abraham Lincoln
- February 23, 1861
- August 1864

Theodore Roosevelt
- October 14, 1912

Herbert Hoover
- November 19, 1928

Franklin D. Roosevelt
- February 15, 1933

Harry S. Truman
- summer of 1947, pending the independence of Israel, the Zionist Stern Gang (Jewish) was believed to have sent a number of letter bombs addressed to the president and high-ranking staff at the White House
- November 1, 1950

John F. Kennedy
- December 11, 1960

Richard Nixon
- April 13, 1972
- February 22, 1974

Gerald Ford
- September 5, 1975
- September 22, 1975

Jimmy Carter
- May 5, 1979.

Ronald Reagan
- March 30, 1981.

George H. W. Bush
- April 13, 1993

Bill Clinton
- January 21, 1994
- September 12, 1994

George W. Bush
- February 7, 2001
- September 11, 2001


Barack Obama
- July 31, 2008
- 2008 Democratic National Convention
- October 22, 2008

Assassination attempts by individuals and groups have become commonplace in the last 150 years - and they are becoming more frequent!

And where did you get that information? No source. No cites. When the heck was Obama ever targetted? please details. Why not tell us when Bush was targetted. Details.

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_presidential_assassination_attempts_and_plots

2. George W. Bush

February 7, 2001: While President George W. Bush was in the White House, Robert Pickett standing outside the fence, shot several times toward the building. The U.S. Park Police said, according to CNN correspondent Eileen O'Connor, that they confiscated a sophisticated handgun and, had the shooter not been at an obstructed angle view, he could have reached targets in the White House. Following a stand-off of about ten minutes, a Secret Service officer shot Pickett, wounding him. Pickett was then immediately taken to a hospital for surgery. Pickett was found to have emotional problems and employment grievances. Pickett had previously written letters to the President about these grievances. A court in July 2001 sentenced Pickett to three years imprisonment in connection with the incident.

September 11, 2001: On the morning of the September 11 attacks, President George W. Bush was at the Colony Beach and Tennis Resort on Longboat Key, Florida.[37] He woke up around 6:00 AM and prepared for his morning jog. Men of apparent Middle Eastern descent arrived at the Colony Beach Resort and claimed they had a "poolside" interview with the President. Lacking an appointment, they were turned away. TIME magazine suggested they were there for an assassination attempt modeled on one used against the Northern Alliance military leader Ahmed Massoud two days earlier. Witnesses have recalled seeing 9/11 hijacker ringleader Mohamed Atta in the Longboat Key Holiday Inn a short distance from where Bush was staying as recently as September 7, the day Bush’s Sarasota appearance was publicly announced.
About three hours after the possible assassination attempt, Bush was making a scheduled appearance at a nearby elementary school when the main 9/11 attacks began.

May 10, 2005: While President George W. Bush was giving a speech in the Freedom Square in Tbilisi, Georgia, Vladimir Arutyunian threw a live Soviet-made RGD-5 hand grenade toward the podium. The grenade was live and had its pin pulled, but did not explode because a red tartan handkerchief was wrapped tightly around it and delayed the firing pin. After escaping that day, Arutyunian was arrested in July 2005, during which he killed an Interior Ministry agent. Convicted in January 2006, he was given a life sentence.

3. Barack Obama

Barack Obama has been the target of several reportedly credible threats since first running for president.

The first came in North Carolina in 2008 during the presidential campaign, when Jerry Blanchard made threats at a Waffle House in Charlotte. Blanchard said Obama was the antichrist and planned to shoot him. The Secret Service intervened and the threatening man was arrested.

On July 31, 2008, Raymond H. Geisel was charged with threatening the Democratic candidate. He called Obama by a racial epithet and said, "If he gets elected, I'll assassinate him myself"

A third scare came in Denver. Cousins Tharin Gartrell and Shawn Adolf, and their friend Nathan Johnson, went to Denver allegedly planning to assassinate Obama during his acceptance speech at the 2008 Democratic National Convention, but officials said there was not substantial threat.The three men were arrested.

A fourth attempt in Tennessee involved two white supremacists who planned to drive their car at the Democratic nominee Obama, and open fire with guns. They were arrested on October 22, 2008 before taking any action.

4. Any or all of these planned attempts could have been successful, had not the Secret Service intervened.