Posted on 08/06/2015 10:57:50 PM PDT by Art in Idaho
BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- A group of residents in northern Idaho lined up outside a U.S. Navy veteran's house on Thursday to protest claims that federal officials are planning on confiscating the man's weapons.
Idaho Republican state Rep. Heather Scott of Blanchard said the Veteran Affairs office has sent a letter to John Arnold of Priest River warning him that he cannot possess or purchase firearms.
The protest -spearheaded by Scott- attracted roughly 100 people. Among them were Bonner County Sheriff Daryl Wheeler, who promised to stand guard against any federal attempts to remove Arnold's guns, and Republican Washington state Rep. Matthew Shea of Spokane Valley, who described the event as a "defiance against tyranny."
"I took an oath to uphold the U.S. Constitution and uphold the laws of Idaho," Wheeler said. "This seemed appropriate to show my support. I was going to make sure Mr. Arnold's rights weren't going to be breached."
During Thursday's demonstration, the group at times broke out in song to sing "God Bless America" and pray while waving both the American flag and the "Don't tread on me" flag. With a population of just 1,700, Priest River is near the tip of northern Idaho- a region known for its strong tea party roots and gun-rights activism.
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100% PERFECT
Let this man's neighbors determine his competence to bear arms. Some jackwagon from D.C. is wholly unqualified to make such judgements in Idaho.
"We don't send officers to confiscate weapons. We are about providing health care to veterans," he said.
Does anybody have know how long it took the VA to jump on this case? They seem to have a backlog in the system for all the other veterans.
Yes, family first, then the neighbors and maybe the local Sheriff if it gets to that. Keep it local. .
I suspect the weather in Northern Idaho is not always pleasant but it sounds like someplace I might like to live.
vacationed in Priest River a few years back.
Stayed at a log resort there. Real out of the way place but most beautiful.
Feds have been a pain in the ass there forever, trying to steel ALL the land there for federal parks.
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