we have stephanie birlinggame. you are with the mothers action group.hat is it like for you to be in this gathering? >> we have our own activity going on down the street. i wanted to check this out and make sure everyone was being safe like they promised they would, and had their guns flagged. we were very concern the about this. >> speaking to other tourists who were not aware that this would happen - they expressed concern. some were curious, others were alarmed. when you walk through a sea of people armed with rifles, is that threatening to you? >> i was raised in a military family, my father is a retired u.s. family colonel. i'm not accustomed to seeing these weapons on civilians in a public street. yes, it is alarming. >> your group is hosting an anti-protest. what are you trying to accomplish? >> we had ours planned before. we have an organization around domestic violence. today was the day we were going to mark that agenda. >> and what is the message you would want to spread to folks here, who want to openly carried armed guns in public? >> well,