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There is a shift in Texas politics -- progressives are targeting the state and trying to install progressive democrats into State politics. There has been a cry from them for more gun control despite all data showing that more guns = less crime. There was a pushback at The Alamo this morning and the San Antonio Express-News was there:

Armed protest at Alamo ends quietly
Gun enthusiasts gathered at the Alamo Saturday to rally for the right to openly carry firearms, without state and local restrictions that are now in place.

Demonstrators, many carrying rifles, shotguns or 19th-century pistols, cheered speakers who urged them to hold tight to their firearms, as their protected Constitutional right.

Featured speaker Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson, a candidate for lieutenant governor whose General Land Office oversees the Alamo, approved the use of the Alamo grounds for the event. Until 2011 the Alamo was overseen by the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, which limited demonstrations at one of the state's most recognized landmarks.

Police Chief William McManus said this week that police would oversee the protest, which he expected to be peaceful.

Hard to say from the vantage point of the photographer but it looks like there were a couple thousand people there:

The newspaper also has updates of events through the day. Posted by DaveH at October 19, 2013 3:48 PM