So he was with the militia earlier.
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he may have been with or near a group of other guys with long guns, but there is nothing about a militia there. Just some guys with guns milling around looking lost
Yeah, I dont know what militia entails in this case, but he was in the gaggle. Safety in numbers. The initial reports were that there were armed locals protecting shops/property. Havent heard any detail about whether they were organized or ad-hoc. In some video I saw there were one or two that were constantly pulling others in the group back to keep them from getting into scuffles with the rioters who were harassing them.