Gun control tour coming to Mpls.; foes reviewing whether they can show up armedA touring national gun-control campaign under the direction of the mayors of New York and Boston and endorsed by the mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul stops Wednesday in downtown Minneapolis for a rally outside the federal courthouse.
A Twin Cities gun-ownership group is advising any of its members who might attend the rally to “be peaceful and respectful” but to also “be recognizable as opposing Bloomberg’s rights-stripping, criminal mayors’ organization with clothing, hats, and/or signage.”
On its Facebook page, the Twin Cities Gun Owners & Carry Forum cautions its supporters to “watch for agitators and don’t take the bait.”
The group, while not advocating its followers to come to the rally armed, also has distributed on Facebook what it says is the applicable law concerning the limits carrying a weapon in federal buildings or on federal property.
“I don’t see anything that extends to the outdoor plaza,” said the forum’s Shelley Leeson, of Minneapolis. “I’m not a lawyer, and I’m not to going to advise anyone.”
Leeson said her group is not organizing any opposition to the rally but wanted to make sure its supporters were aware of the event and the federal gun-possession statute.
“I don’t know who [among gun rights advocates] will be showing up,” she said. “A lot of people are interested” in voicing their opposition to the mayors’ efforts.
