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TexasTowelie

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Sun Apr 28, 2019, 04:02 PM Apr 2019

Gun rally shows off weaponry and flags

OLYMPIA – Equipped with a variety of armaments and dressed in tactical military gear, protestors displayed their appetite for guns, the constitution – and in some cases, flags.

Among the crowd Saturday at the “March for Our Rights” on the Capitol Campus was Spokane-native Spencer Lowell, who had a Remington 870 shotgun strapped to his chest, and a backpack full of patriotic flags. He had a sign advertising them for $5 each – and was accepting cash, Visa and Mastercard.

Lowell estimated he’d sold about 200 flags. One person bought 20.

The ability to own guns is a not up for debate, and gun legislation makes it harder for good folks to own guns, Lowell said.

Lawmakers led the crowd in chants and warned of Democrats taking guns, raising taxes and installing a socialist regime.

Read more: http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2019/apr/28/gun-rally-shows-off-weaponry-and-flags/

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