Posted on 02/06/2014 4:03:05 PM PST by marktwain
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On the evening of November 30, 2013 Joey Posey, a veteran of the Army’s 101st Airborne was arrested and jailed by police in Andrews, TX. He had taken a walk with his children to get ice cream and french fries and decided to openly carry his AR-15 in addition to his legally concealed handgun. Although the open carry of a longarm is legal in Texas, it was for this reason that he and his children found themselves forced to the ground as soon as the police arrived on the scene. For two months now SPC Posey has been in legal limbo. There have been no charges filed yet, his weapons have not been returned and his concealed-carry license has been suspended. What Joey didn’t know when he left his house that night was that he was not the first person whose firearms rights have been suppressed in Andrews.
To show support for Joey Come and Take It Midland/Odessa organized an open carry walk in Andrews in the weeks after Joey’s arrest. As the walk was coming to an end, Andrews police approached the group of demonstrators telling them that if they did not disperse they would be in violation of a municipal code that pertains to motor vehicle operation.
Following that incident, three members of Come and Take It Texas met with Andrews, TX Police Chief Bud Jones to ensure that the rights of Texans would no longer be suppressed by his department and to get permits signed for their upcoming demonstrations in Andrews. In that meeting the Chief assured them that and understanding had been reached. He gave his word that he would do everything in his power to protect the legal rights of gun owners in the future.
At one time, when a Texan made a promise and shook your hand, you could rest assured that he would keep his word. Unfortunately, Chief Bud Jones failed to keep his word, and he failed to honor the oath that he swore to the Constitution.
On January 22nd, 2014 former Army Sergeant Michael Keoughan, one of the CATI members that met with Chief Jones, went to Andrews to survey the approved route for their next open carry walk. Given the multiple reports that Andrews PD had used intimidation to ‘convince’ people not to open carry in Andrews, Michael also wanted to film himself open carrying that day and prove to the members of the the new CATI chapter in Andrews that they no longer needed to fear their police department. Sadly, Michael was illegally arrested that day, and his weapons were unlawfully confiscated. CATI recorded their meeting with the Chief, and have posted some of that interview on their YouTube channel but the local media refuses to address this part of the story. It seems the ‘good ol’ boy’ system is still alive and well in West Texas.
When a local news station posted a story on their Facebook page about Keoughan’s arrest and the upcoming CATI demonstration to be held in Andrews, a resident of that town made threats against the group in the comments section of the post.
Two of CATI’s members were so concerned by the threats that they contacted Andrews PD to file a report in case the man did make good on his threats. One of the members, an over-the-road trucker, was told that a report would not be taken. The officer went on to inform the caller that the town was full of “rednecks” that would likely shoot members of CATI and that the victims could expect that the person would never be found or brought to justice. After that the officer hung up and did not answer again.
A Sheriff’s Deputy was recorded as he made a similar comment to CATI members while they were waiting for Keoughan to be released from Andrews County Jail.Another CATI member was told that a report could not be made over the phone but, if she would make the seventy mile drive to Andrews, that a report could be made in person. She immediately drove to Andrews only to find that the entire police department was too busy “in a meeting” to speak with her. A Texas Ranger stationed in Andrews made it clear that no one was going to take a report, calling the posts a “perceived threat”.
Local media has ignored these two cases of dereliction of duty, just as they have refused to report the facts showing that both of these veterans have been victims of Official Oppression.
Come and Take It Texas will be holding another demonstration in Andrews, Texas on February 15th, 2014 as they continue to seek justice for these soldiers. However the struggle is far from over. If you would like to contribute to their legal defense, click on the following links for Joey Posey and Michael Keoughan. Please help this story go viral! Spread this link and these [one] [two] [three] to everyone you know including other news outlets. You can also contact Police Chief Bud Jones and help us respectfully educate him on the meaning of the oath that he swore to uphold.
James Franklin – CATI TX
“If you are carrying a rifle around, I am going to think you are nuts. I bet many people called the police on him.”
Please stick around. I think you will change your opinion.
Thanks for the ping!
I sent my email and called Abbott’s office this morning.
As with any small town, there is one rancher or company owner who is running it. That’s the person to confront. After that, vote out the city council since they hire and fire the police chief. Then sue the city officials and chief individually for violating the law.
“As with any small town, there is one rancher or company owner who is running it.”
Not the case in my experience. There is usually a cadre of local elites that does it, but they better be careful not to arouse the citizens, or they will get kicked out of power. They are usually fairly careful not to do that. Of course, they tend to have the cooperation of the local media.
Done!
Perhaps you shouldn't be allowed to talk in public or post on the internet.
I know you technically have freedom of speech, but your views seem kind of nuts when expressed in public.
You're free to keep those views in your own head, in your house, your place of business, - but don't you dare let anyone hear them on the street, and don't post them on the internet.
Johnny,
Please tell me what his plans are for TEXAS...go visit his site. Then visit his donor pages. He will not do AZ in TX...unfortunately...but that will be our Gov. fpr almost a decade.
Get used to Abbott. He's going to win, anti-Abbott trolls here on FR can't do anything about it.
/johnny
I said he will be the next Gov. Just saying he will focus on border and will not go after hiring or sanctuary cities. He will remain quiet.
/johnny
You must be a liberal then.
The Gov. has to sign the bills though right?
Yeah, I’m a liberal because I believe “shall not be infringed” means exactly that and I don’t have a problem with open carry of rifles.
We have become a police state that is ignorant of the laws granted by both our national Constitution and State Constitutions and the rights granted therein.
Our law enforcement agencies have become an extension of the Federal government and a politicized internal military.
Things like what happened here are a result of a “dumbed down” police force that is verbally told what the law is instead of actually reading it. In general, they do what their are told to do with out question...and in many cases what they are told to do is strictly political...not the law.
Observation of our police over the years indicates a degradation of general intelligence and an increase of general zombie like adherence to what they are told and not to following the law as written.
50 years ago we did not have swat teams, paramilitary police storm troopers, military surplus APCs and attack vehicles.
It really bothers me to think that one day all of these “zombies” and military hardware will be used against the free citizens to enslave them for someone like Obama and his dream of heading up a truly Utopian Marxist country.
We have run out of time. Our children have been totally immersed and indoctrinated in political correctness and dumbed down to the point that they believe everything they see and hear on network TV or by Hollywood and don’t live in the real world. Morality has been destroyed. Now, these children are voters and will follow anything that is the vogue of the day....including their own enslavement.
I’m glad that I am old and won’t have to
You'll do well in Minnesota....
Queers and statists must dominate the government and demographics of Minnesota. But as long as they all stay there and not interfere with the Freedom that people in other states enjoy...
I had that concern while educating some Arizona officials a couple of decades ago. To mitigate the risk, I strapped on a Russian Nagant revolver, an inexpensive surplus import that I had evaluated and found to be superior to an RG-14 as a self defense pistol. It has a peculiar way of ejecting loaded rounds that can be vexing if you do not know the system. I figured that once the officials took possession, It would be gratifiying to educate them about how to operate a revolver.
They did, I did, and a good time was had by all. I got my revolver back at the end of the day, and I made my point.
So, If you decide to involve yourself in some open carry activism, It does not require that you risk your prettiest or most expensive item.
We do not open carry.
We do take all our ordnance with us to the shoot, and we have all our required paperwork in order along with our CCW permits with reciprocity for every state through which we will drive.
But if we run into some JBTs who make up a reason to search our vehicle and confiscate our guns, it’s really going to spoil the whole experience for us.
This isn’t our grandfathers’ America anymore, Mark.
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