Live Free or Die Rally 2009: Guns, Cannons, Free Speech, and Bra Burning

JAFFREY, NEW HAMPSHIRE – Billed as the only true 1st amendment event in the country, the fourth annual “Live Free or Die Rally” took place on a three-hundred acre estate at the base of Mt. Monadnock in Jaffrey, New Hampshire. The owners of “The Grandview Inn” donated the land and some accommodations.

People from all walks of life attended the three-day event, which featured Colonial era reenactments, card tournaments,tattoo artists, multiple vendors, an impromptu car show, and plenty of debate from the numerous speakers in attendance. However, sudden and heavy downpours of rain during the festival did result with some rescheduling of events. Regardless, attendees made the best of a soggy situation; gathering under a tent, attendees commenced burning bras and Social Security cards in acts of political defiance harkening back to Vietnam era protests in the sixties.

The event’s grand finale went off without a hitch and featured a moving fireworks display, bellowing cannons and a stirring guitar solo of the National Anthem.

Source(s): Low County Liberty Report • Cox and Forkum Cartoons “Brothers In Arms” • 5th Annual Live Free or Die Rally 2010