Three 'Sovereign Citizens' Arrested With Explosives

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Three ‘Sovereign Citizens’ Arrested With Explosives

June 20, 2022 at 7:24 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 16 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2022/06/20/three-sovereign-citizens-arrested-with-explosives/

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Three self-proclaimed “sovereign citizens” — individuals who refuse to accept the legitimacy of the U.S. government — were arrested in California after authorities discovered weapons in their possession, including “an improvised military-grade explosive device,” NBC News reports.

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1. From the NBC story

Three people claiming to be "sovereign citizens" were arrested Saturday morning after live ammunition and explosives were found in a vehicle they were driving and at their remote compound, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department.

Deputies had conducted a traffic stop for suspected vehicle code violations Saturday just after 10 a.m. PT on a Ford Taurus near Joshua Tree National Park, a press release from the sheriff's department said. Inside the car were David Russell, 50, and Jeffery Russell, 46, who identified themselves as sovereign citizens. Sovereign citizens are a fringe group whose members consider themselves exempt from U.S. law and who sometimes use violent tactics to justify their beliefs, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center.

Authorities said a records check showed that the two men were prohibited from possessing and owning firearms. Deputies found "live ammunition, black gunpowder, and an improvised military-grade explosive device" inside the car, they said, adding that the explosive device was safely disposed of.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/sovereign-citizens-arrested-california-deputies-allegedly-find-explosi-rcna34380?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma

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2. A much larger group of "Sovereign Citizens" ......

Are the guys that arrested them.

Based on this quote in the story;

“Sovereign citizens are a fringe group whose members consider themselves exempt from U.S. law and who sometimes use violent tactics to justify their beliefs”

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The majority of the police in this country fit that statement to a T.

Please don’t get me wrong - I’m not advocating for individuals to foment violence against the government, but the term “Sovereign Citizens” applies to cops just as often, if not more than it does anyone else.

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3. You slur the majority of police. They are not driving around planning to bomb the country.

Sure there are bad apples but there are in any walk of life.