Just because it's legal to sport an assault rifle outside the hall where President Obama is speaking, doesn't make the guy who did it any less of a self centered, reckless fool.

Responsible gun owners hunt in sparsely populated wilderness areas. They hone their shooting skills at ranges specifically designed to prevent injury to others. They most definitely do not willingly endanger hundreds of people in crowded urban settings, for the sake of calling attention to themselves and their big guns.