.. and disturbing.

I mean, how do you get groups like that to stop and disband?

Well, in California, they had roving groups of people with assault rifles. When the general populace found this disturbing, California passed a law (back in the 70s or whatever) to get rid of open-carry.

Although I think, at the time, the people walking around with guns were black.

Not sure if that makes a difference.

But I don't care who they are ... guns really creep me out.

And militia groups.. don't even get me started.

If they were African Americans they would be dead.

which is exactly what they were doing and they knew it.

since if they did, he would, you know, ARREST THEM!

It's much easier to intimidate an unarmed POC than try to engage in a shootout with a lunatic wearing body armor.

And then, the police generally descend from that same branch of the primate tree....

When other religions started demanding the right to give prayers in school and in government, the right wing decided maybe prayer in those places wasn't a good idea.

The fastest way to get republicans to support gun control is for black Americans to exercise their right to open carry assault rifles through the streets while wearing bullet proof vests.

Not that I disagree with your larger point (since it is true), but even kevlar vests don't actually make you bullet proof.

and you know the police shot them right. Today we have the new black panthers because police shoot black guys carrying guns with little or no provocation. Martin Luther King Jr. recognized the power of peaceful protest. Black Panthers did not, they were blamed for many crimes, most probably unfairly,. This with their being viewed as having menacing behavior with their carrying guns and running gunbattles with police led to laws against open carry in California . It also lead to public opinion supporting police killings of these black men and women.
Anyone outside of police carrying a gun into public places creeps me out and creates a fear. For that reason alone I do not support open carry. And do not forget two wrongs do not make a right no matter if both races do it.

Well, I wish we didn't have concealed carry at all, but it seems reasonable to me to apply restrictions on freedom of assembly to three of more persons. Otherwise you're going to see militia pop up on public venues all over the place.

If they want to assemble on their own property, we can't stop that, apparently, but on public sidewalks and streets?

Do we not have the right to prevent self-assembled militias competing with the police force we're already trying to better regulate?

That the Black Panthers have shown up in Ferguson carrying machine guns and standing off against the oath keepers.

The Black Panthers (who have nothing to do with the New Black Panthers) never showed up at the same time or place as white supremacists and had a stand off. Anywhere.

The others are right about you.

The larger point is that you were caught lying and now have no credibility.

Or are you just spouting talking points?

If you are actually being paid to do this type of pollution, don't you personally feel a bit dirty about it? Are the $s that you make at your shill job worth the loss of your personal self esteem?

I apologize if you are a real person with real knowledge about the events. But unless we hear differently, you are a shill.

And his post is still there so apparently the judges don't agree with you.

Stick to being truthful and you won't get called out.

"What do you think about the fact that these groups are doing this, I'm curious?"

Stick to being curious. You lost all credibility and deserve nothing from me.

See my response to his link. It had nothing to do with what he originally said.

And they need to be removed before they start a fire that won't die.

These guys are the future if you vote republican or third way democrats in, They are having wet dreams hoping for their chance to kill someone , anyone , Start a race war is their primary goal, Then move on to Hispanics Then the poor , Then anyone who does not conform or has different beliefs, If in doubt read "They Thought they were Free" by Milton Meyer.

If you build an active militia out of people with open carry and stand in the streets "monitoring for trouble" that should be against the law.

Anyone actually know the laws in Missouri?

Terrorism.

Why isn't it?

We know the outcome would result in a complete breakdown of society. Democracy would be a thing of the past.

Especially here.

because of their awesome camouflaging garb."

But no camo on this dude. Unless.....No! Call me crazy, but could it be these guys have something on their bodies that acts as camouflage? Something else that makes a dude with an assault rifle invisible to LEOs?

Hmmmmm. Let me ponder this. I'm sure I can figure it out....

Maybe the folks of Missouri will change their open carry laws.

McCallough will convene the Grand Jury and take three months to present evidence of a serious crime problem in Ferguson that justifies armed patrols by white punks on crystal meth.

But Missouri law allows anyone with a concealed carry permit to openly display a firearm anywhere in the state.

Arrested for exercising their open carry rights in Ferguson under Missouri law?

I'm talking about responses here, but also the reaction in Ferguson.

drew criticism Tuesday from both protesters and the county police chief

Belmar plans to ask county prosecutor Bob McCulloch about the legality of armed patrols by the far-right anti-government activist group

They would be shot dead.

are white gang bangers. That is all.

Then they could round them all up and draft every one of them and send them to the front lines.

Army and Marines don't want them... too crazy and not disciplinable(?).