I think there’s been some good demeanor from those at the refuge by using sidearms only and keeping the long guns and tactical gear out of the picture.
I hope the humble and thoughtful approach about firearms continues, keep one’s cool and let the other side overstep their bounds and look bad if possible.
The federal government is controlling the local Republican officials and the local Republicans are trying to control the people of the community but not all are going along as evidenced by the fire marshal’s resignation.
Local republicans? The key players here are the sheriff and the judge, both of which are democrats. The elected sheriff retired January 1st.
The sheriff let this situation get out of control in terms of their reaction. There was never any reason to close down schools or take any special security measure period.
A bunch of protesters 30 miles from town are not exactly in a position to be a threat to anyone safety.