by Daniel Perlman

PHOENIX—An unidentified man with a loaded gun at a Presidential town-hall meeting is making some reasonable points, according to petrified citizens in the crowd. 

“He’s making sensible comments about the intricacies of a single-payer system,” said Phoenix resident Mike Allen, adding that he initially disagreed with the man’s opposition to health-care reform until he saw the man’s loaded AR-15.

“Then I got the idea,” Allen added, nervously looking over his shoulder.

The man with the strapped semi-automatic rifle is clearly the star of the events. He has made all but five comments throughout the 90-minute meeting, inquiring about socialism, the Constitution, and “Who wants to mess?”Those in favor of health-care reform—including President Obama—have followed their vocal support by glancing in the man’s direction and saying the phrase, “But I could be wrong here.”

Few have questioned whether it’s appropriate to bring a loaded weapon to such a meeting.

“He can bring a thousand guns. That’s his Second Amendment right,” said Phoenix police officer Ron Lopate. “It’s a great country.”