We had a Large Gun-Rights Rally on the Boston Common here in Massachusetts

That's right MASSACHUSETTS..and in my hometown:

American flags mixed with Revolutionary War banners that warned, “Don’t Tread on Me.” Dire predictions of tyranny spurred cries of defiance from 1,000 people on Boston Common. And the overarching message, delivered by a parade of speakers Wednesday to a receptive audience, was that gun control will subvert the US Constitution and open the door to a police state. 

“When they ask us for ‘reasonable restrictions,’ what are we going to say?” asked Jim Wallace, executive director of the Gun Owners’ Action League. 

“No!” the crowd roared. 

Speakers described gun-control lawmakers as wolves who prey on law-abiding lambs with firearms. Legislation to regulate guns was derided as a cynical political maneuver to capitalize on the tragedy at Newtown, Conn. And the specter of mass confiscation of weapons was raised over and over on a chilly afternoon.

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After the hour-long rally, many in the crowd walked to the State House, where Governor Deval Patrick and legislators have proposed restrictions including capacity limits for ammunition magazines, a limit on monthly gun purchases, and a mandate that gun owners buy liability insurance.

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