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In reply to the discussion: Armed Pro-Gun Protesters Occupy Oregon State Capitol [View all]iamelisabethparker
(14 posts)Hi, Ian ... This is a belated thank you for posting this article. I'm an editor for Addicting Info & often check DU for leads & article ideas. I wrote an article about this last week because I'm so horrified that hundreds of heavily armed pro-gun demonstrators basically invaded the Oregon State capitol (TWICE -- last month's rally had over 1,000 people, this month's rally had just a few hundred -- but the lower attendance was due to the organizers scheduling it on a Friday so armed thugs ... I mean protesters ... could occupy the Rotunda).
I can't believe hardly anyone in the national media's covering this, so I did my modest part (http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/02/11/armed-pro-gun-demonstrators-invade-oregon-state-capito/)
Can you imagine what would happen if 500 Black, Latino, and/or Arabic people with assault weapons marched on a state capitol? All I know is that the NRA supported way more gun safety measures back in the Black Panthers' hey day. FYI, next month, they're planning a series of smaller actions at the seats of local/county/municipal governments. I hope nothing terrible happens.
-- Elisabeth