Man protests with AK-47 outside KC federal courthouse

[proud2BlibKansan]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. —A man with an unloaded AK-47 rifle marched back and forth in front of the Kansas City federal courthouse for about 30 minutes Friday morning.

Stan Nyhart, who resides in Hickory County, said he is upset with President Barack Obama's proposal to ban military-style assault rifles like his.

KMBC's Micheal Mahoney reported that Nyhart was watched closely by police during his protest march at the foot of the courthouse steps.

The police said Nyhart informed them in advance of his protest. Police said his weapon was checked. It was not loaded, and his protest was legal. He drew several stares from people who walked by him.



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[sinkingfeeling]

1. Does Missouri have a 'stand your ground' law?

[proud2BlibKansan]

4. I don't think so.

But I'm not positive.

[sinkingfeeling]

6. I'd think it'd be problematic if they did. I would say that any passerby could claim

self-defense or 'stand your ground' if they shot him. How would they know the gun wasn't loaded?

[jmg257]

21. That is a BIG problem...fucking asses parade around with rifles, how the

hell does anyone else know he is not some wacko ready to shoot up the place.

[d06204]

24. No we do not...

[IggleDoer]

2. There should be a law ...

... against gun masturbation.

[proud2BlibKansan]

5. Why does anyone NEED a gun like that???

[TheCowsCameHome]

3. If a car backfired

he's probably shit his pants.

[RKP5637]

8. LOL !!! All set ready to go and he shit his pants!

[2pooped2pop]

18. thats probably exactly right too.

I know some of these guys are tough guys but most are just wimps with weapons.

[RKP5637]

7. These, are the people that make more mandatory gun laws necessary. They are assholes! n/t

[sinkingfeeling]

22. +10,000

[Paladin]

9. If This Guy Thinks His Open-Carry Stunt Advanced The Gun Rights Cause....

....he's too stupid to be entrusted with a firearm, as far as I'm concerned.

Was he goose-stepping during his little display?

[Zoeisright]

10. Hey Nyhart, thanks for proving

you have a dick the size of a peanut and a brain to match!

[RKP5637]

11. As he poses with his hardon!

[Robb]

13. What is Tim Conway now, 80?

[RKP5637]

15. lol n/t

[proud2BlibKansan]

27. He looks like Scott Roeder

Dr. Tiller's murderer.

[Aristus]

14. What a bunch of sad, pathetic, brain-dead, slack-dick losers those fuckheads are.

I want to live on a smarter planet...

[Tommy_Carcetti]

12. What a wonderful thing to see when one walks into the halls of justice.

Surely there is nothing intimidating about that!

[louis-t]

16. These guys are itching for a fight.

They can't wait until someone provokes them into an 'incident'.

[RKP5637]

17. This country sure has a lot of screwballs, or they were under the carpet before. n/t

[regjoe]

19. I'll be happy with this kind of protest any day

He notified police. Received permission. Peacefully protested his grievances.

Gotta love that 1st Amendment!

[sinkingfeeling]

26. And I'd rather move with my granddaughter out of any idiotic country that thinks

this is how people should live.

[regjoe]

28. The right, not the message, is what's most important

I disagree, sometimes even laugh, at most "protests," but I sure as heck don't want to take away their right to.

[bongbong]

20. What a scared, deranged, cowardly Delicate Flower

He is a great example of the Mental Illness known as "Gun Paranoia"

[MineralMan]

23. I'm prone to calling people like that morons to their face.

What's he going to do?

Even better would be a group of people standing, pointing at the guy, and laughing loudly.

[d06204]

25. Can you say...Attention Whore?

[OneTenthofOnePercent]

29. Nothing wrong with what he did, IMO.

He broke no laws and was using 2nd amendment rights in addition to his first amendment rights. Regardless of whether or no you agree with the message or his means, his actions are about as democratic/american as it gets.