Hello from the "Reopen Wisconsin" rally in Madison.
Lots happening here today.
La Crosse resident Russ Lachman, 69, says there& #39;s no reason to have ststewide stay-at-home order.

"You got two major areas in Wisconsin that are bad... but the rest, especially the western part of the state, northern part of the state, there& #39;s nothing."
Lachman says most people don& #39;t die from COVID-19.

"Look at the average age of death of most of these people. They& #39;re in their 70s or 80s or older. It& #39;s sad, but it& #39;s a fact."

At age 69, is he worried?

"No, because I& #39;m healthy. I& #39;ve got no preexisting conditions."
Mequon resident Alex Leykin, 52, says he& #39;s here because of government overreach.

"I think the initial response was excellent. I think the shutdown was warranted.

We now know what we& #39;re facing. It& #39;s time to let the citizens decide for themselves how and who to protect."
Mickey Bitsko flagged me down as soon as I got here.

"Thus is an illegal assembly. Evers says we& #39;re illegals. He says people everywhere are nonessential. This one, that one. He& #39;s picking winners and losers. Who does that sound like? Chairman Mao. Joseph Stalin. Lenin. Trotsky."
Former state Rep. Don Pridemore is gathering signatures for an exploratory committee to recall @GovEvers and @LGMandelaBarnes.

He says he& #39;s here to "wake Tony Evers up. Tony Evers has been in an ivory tower all his life. He& #39;s never had a real job."
This man is carrying a handgun and an AR15 at today& #39;s "Open Wisconsin" rally in Madison

"The First Amdnement stands for nothing if you do not have a Second Amendment to protect it."

Is he worried about COVID-19?

"I am not. Why should I be?"
I deleted an earlier version of this tweet because I have reason to believe he gave me a fake name.
At today& #39;s rally in Madison.
The vast majority of people at this rally were not open carrying guns. But I stumbled onto scenes like this a few times. That appears to be a guillotine they& #39;re posing next to.
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