In West Dallas, A New Open Carry Movement: Guitars, Not Guns

KERA | By Lyndsay Knecht

Published July 7, 2014 at 9:09 AM CDT

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Joe Dealcuaz, right, plays "You Ain't Going Nowhere" by Bob Dylan and The Band with fellow demonstrators on the Continental Avenue Bridge Park Friday.

The guitar: a weapon of choice for peacemakers like Woody Guthrie, Joan Baez and Pete Seeger. And, now, a group in West Dallas led by musician Barry Kooda, who played with Texas punk band The Nervebreakers. Here's how it sounded at their open carry rally on the Fourth of July at the new Continental Avenue Bridge Park.