Nearly 3,000 rally against president's gun control measures at Capitol

Published: Sunday, Jan. 20 2013 12:33 a.m. MST

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Nearly 3,000 people braved icy temperatures Saturday to rally against President Barack Obama's gun control efforts, cheering loudly for a proposal to give Utah sole authority to regulate guns in the state.

Perkins, who said he was "a bit more open-minded" than many in the crowd, said he didn't believe the president was coming after his guns.

"I don't think that's quite what he's trying to do," Perkins said.

Jerry McDonald, of Layton, brought his sons, Josh, 15, Caleb, 10, and Elijah, 8, to the rally to give them an opportunity "to stand up for their rights" and see the importance of becoming politically involved.

"I love guns and I love freedom, and I'm a patriot. That's why I'm here," Josh said. His brother, Caleb, labeled the rally "awesome" and said he understood that the president is taking "our gun rights away."

And Elijah explained why guns are needed. "To protect our family," he said.

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George

Bronx, NY

"Obama wants to take our guns" so in other words it was a rally based on lies.

6:23 p.m. Jan. 19, 2013
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Meckofahess

Salt Lake City, UT

Stand up against "government tyranny"? - What government tyranny are you talking about? The government is tying to protect our children from all the gun toating nuts in America that wouldn't know the difference between responsible gun More..

6:32 p.m. Jan. 19, 2013
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Shaun

Sandy, UT

When someone kills somebody because they were drunk, people in this state cry for tighter restrictions on alcohol especially our state lawmakers. When someone kills twenty six people with a gun. People in this state not only do not cry for more More..

6:44 p.m. Jan. 19, 2013
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