Rally Organizer: Specific threats against pro-gun speakers in Virginia

Wasnington Examiner ^ | 1/20/2020 | Paul Bedard

[DarthVader]

You are not going to see a overhead full view because the airspace was/is military restricted. All that you can see is limited. So you really can’t tell. I’m going by BOOTS on the ground. Here is the FAA proclamation:

https://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_0_4707.html?fbclid=IwAR2v6w47WOi62H2P0MnF-kEclQYb4H2FNOPOKwFWso9NTuPKnNqPQjJFUz0

[Lurkinanloomin]

Went off without a hitch, no buffaloes jumping.

[Windflier]

There was one channel with a lot of live aerial footage. I tried to watch it a couple of times, but it was dry and boring, with no voice-over.

I’m going by BOOTS on the ground.

That's the thing, though. There weren't more than ten thousand or so people at that rally.

[central_va]

I was there and it seemed like a lot more than 10,000.

[Windflier]

12,000 is great! People are setting up unrealistic expectations to downplay how successful today was.

I think so too, and there would have been lots more, if certain 'allies' hadn't been scare mongering for a solid week, prior to the rally.

[SecAmndmt]

So about 198/200 are solid 2A supporters? I would find that hard to believe. How would you know for sure?

[Windflier]

I was there and it seemed like a lot more than 10,000.

Excellent! What's your crowd estimate?

[central_va]

If the weather was better attendance would have been much higher.

[central_va]

I’ve never seen so many armed with long weapons in one place before. A lot of ammo carried out in the open too!! So thinking about it what I saw was an infantry division or two. It’s not just the size it was also the weaponry which was impressive. These people were HEAVILY armed.

[DarthVader]

There is NO live aerial footage in military restricted zones. Read the FAA announcement. It’s explicit! Also roof top and other views are highly limited because there was a military presence there for security reasons. Everything you see on it both video and photographic is limited in its scope and most photos and video taken were early before most of the people came in. The size of the protest area was a few square miles and the area was broken into zones where people wanted to open carry their firearms. My boots on the ground are both friends and also professionals.

[Ban Draoi Marbh Draoi]

Ah well, the Bible does talk about hell enlarging itself so there is room for those idiots.

[DarthVader]

+100!! There was some serious heat in that crowd. Lots of former military I bet too.

[central_va]

It was an army.

[DarthVader]

2 divisions is about 40-50 thousand troops. About 20 to 25 thousand per division and that is only combatants. With all the support troops 2 divisions is about 100,000.

[DarthVader]

It sure was!! :-)

[central_va]

The way I score it an infantry division is about 12K with 3 regiments of infantry each. So maybe around 20,000 today.

[Windflier]

Believe what you want. I watched several live feeds of the event, and there wasn’t anywhere close to 120K people there today.

[Windflier]

If the weather was better attendance would have been much higher.

Maybe so, but it looked sunny and bright, and not everyone was bundled up like Eskimos.

In my view, it wasn't the weather that kept people away, but the fear of violence.

I heard way too many 'allies' warning people to "keep your head on a swivel", and other statements, in the days and weeks leading up to the event.

[Windflier]

I’ve never seen so many armed with long weapons in one place before.

Yep, and everyone seemed totally chilled, in spite of that show of force. Even the cops.

It was wonderful to see.

[central_va]

It was in the 20’s with a constant 15+ MPH wind. My face is still red and burned.