Pa. man who brought gun to Obama rally acquitted

BEAVER, Pa. - A Western Pennsylvania man has been cleared of criminal charges after bringing his handgun to a presidential campaign rally for Barack Obama.

John Noble of Industry wore the 9mm on a holster and carried a Bible to the August rally to protest Obama's remark that Americans who felt left out by the system clung to guns and religion.

Friday, a jury acquitted him of a disrupting a public meeting and a judge acquitted him of disorderly conduct, but called his actions foolish. Noble was not charged with gun offenses because he was legally carrying the weapon. - AP