Tea Party: Bring Guns To Capitol

Armed supporters listen to Tim Ravndal Executive Director of the Lewis & Clark’s Conservative Tea Party at a rally on the Capitol steps earlier today in Helena, Mont. (AP Photo/Stephen Dockery)

Just a couple of dozen people showed up for a tea party rally outside the Montana Capitol in which participants were encouraged to bring their guns. The Lewis & Clark’s Conservative Tea Party group received permission to bring unloaded and secured weapons onto Capitol grounds Friday, an area where firearms are usually prohibited. Similar gun rallies have taken place on Capitol grounds in years past but this year’s rally was sparsely attended in comparison/ Associated Press . More here .

Question: Why are the Tea Party and some legislators in Montana and Idaho pushing for more people to carry guns, including students on college campuses?