Berta, I couldn't speak to the peak of either group, but it's impossible that you counted 11 at the peak of the protest. I made a point to count, and I'm certain I counted correctly when I did. I just went through my photos and I have a partial crowd shot of the counter protesters that accounts for at least 14 people, and a series of crowd shots of the main demonstration that show 21 at one time and 24 another time. When did you count more than 40? I spoke with two people, both who were there for a short time, and both prior to 9:30, and at that time, the protesters were outnumbered. I was there from about 10:50 to 11:50, FWIW. (and I hope you aw that I waved back). Also, there's a least one person from Fillmore who was there, so I'm not sure that you had a full census of the protesters. And trust me, even for the time I was there, they got several of hostile yells and obscene gestures.
Who was the local organizer? Did you meet anyone named Greg? Who brought all the yellow signs that you see at every SoS rally?
In all honesty, I was only expecting to be there for a few minutes and I didn't even know which side I was approaching until well after the crosswalk. If I wasn't due to bring lunch home for the family, I would have crossed the street, if only to say hi to you.
I know you're doing what you think it right, but are you the least bit concerned about standing beside someone flying the flag with a rifle at a single-subject protest like this?