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Several Gun-Toters Attend Obama Protest

By AMANDA LEE MYERS and TERRY TANG
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PHOENIX (Aug. 17) - About a dozen people carrying guns, including one with a military-style rifle, milled among protesters outside the convention center where President Barack Obama was giving a speech Monday — the latest incident in which protesters have openly displayed firearms near the president.
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As President Barack Obama speaks at a Phoenix event, about a dozen people are seen toting guns among the protesters outside. One man even has a semi-automatic rifle slung over his shoulder. It\'s all perfectly legal. Gun-rights advocates say they\'re exercising their constitutional right to bear arms. But others say this is a disaster waiting to happen.