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Before doing anything in life, I always copy other people who have accomplished what I wanted to do. After all, why reinvent the wheel? Why did I ask you to be respectful, have soundbites ready, and wear a suit and tie? Because our brother in arms has done exactly what you propose and did NOT get arrested. Here is a video of a brother with an AR15 at an obama rally:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAdG3EfZ ... o_response

If you want videos taken, buy a pen video camera. They are available on ebay for $15-20. It looks just like a pen.

Prepaid legal is a legal discount plan. You pay $14-20 per month and get legal coverage. It is sorta like having a lawyer on retainer. I figure, if we're possibly going to help with your legal expenses, you should minimize those expenses by joining prepaid legal. Their website says it costs $312 OR LESS. Their plans are sold by independent sales agents who will usually discount the monthly charge for you and you can pay monthly. Their lawyers give you legal advice for free as it is included in the plan. Keep in mind that lawyers charge $50 to 200 per hour and up, so their answering your questions for 30 min before you do this shotgun walk is CHEAP if you're paying less than $20.

Dude, don't tell them that you thought about doing the shotgun walk before you signed up. What, do you tell girls on the first date that you intend to take them home with you and then never call them back? Besides, I had a situation with them where I had a ticket before I signed up. Even though the lawyer couldn't argue the ticket for me in court because it was a "pre-existing condition," she still gave me some valuable advice on the phone. I used this advice to go to court myself and had the ticket dropped.

Remember the motto on the ceiling of one of the UT libraries, "The truth shall set you free,"

Before you do this, please pay $14 to join prepaid legal. Have the phone number of 3 close friends/family that you can call. Have the phone number of a reputable bail bondsman you can call. That $14 will save you THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. Have a pocketful of quarters to make these calls as they might not allow you to keep your cell phone.

I will pledge at $25 to $100 if you get arrested and charged, provided that I get a copy of the arrest papers so that I could determine that you were not engaged in illegal activities AND you should also join prepaid legal. c'mon guys, let's put our money where our mouth is and pledge some money to this kid if he gets arrested protesting OUR constitutional rights. I invite y'all to cough it up!



P.S. be sure to ask your lawyer for city ordinances, laws, and legal advice BEFORE you do this. As long as you do this, I (and others on this forum) will financially back you if you get in trouble. Remember to wear a suit and tie, be respectful/poite with the police officers, and have some good sound bites for the media when they show up. Do not ramble when the media shows up or they WILL quote you out of context in a negative manner. What is rambling? For example, if you say, "Dragworms should be shot if they attack people," you will be quoted out of context and they'll edit the footage so that it says, "Dragworms should be shot." So, come up with some catchy sound bites that can't be quoted out of context and practice saying these sound bites for ALL manner of questions. Even if the sound bite is not the perfect answer, give them the sound bite. Do not allow liberal journalists to entice you to ramble so that they can quote you out of context. Good luck!

BTW, the OP is talking about OFF campus locations. West campus is an off campus neighborhood and so is Guadalupe. One side of Guadalupe is off campus while the other side is on campus. UT Austin is on Guadalupe street. I doesn't sound like he'll be doing anything illegal, that's why I'm willing to back him financially.

P.P.S. there are probably city ordinances against political rallies without a permit. So, I would suggest that you don't do a rally with bullhorns and political chants. Instead, I suggest that you and a group of friends just walk around and just happen to be carrying shotguns, which is perfectly legal. AFAIK IANAL