[denydenydeny]

And “mysterious”? WTF, headline writer? 5000 idiots from out of town wearing masks and throwing Molotov cocktails aren’t mysterious, I guess.

[gaijin]

My guess is these “cops” are DHS, and not local guys...?

It appears DHS is there mainly to make sure local cops don’t “overreach their authority”.

I think you know what that REALLY means...

[Logical me]

Ignore the police and if they attempt to engage, shoot. A bad cop is no cop.

[PoloSec]

The day will come when the powers that be will wish they had not been so foolish.

The deadly disease of liberalism seems harmless for those who suffer it, but its effects quietly build until it kills in a mere moment of terror, the last thoughts being...oh what have I done...

[relictele]

Threatened with arrest for operating without a license

A license to do what, exactly? Issued by whom? Approved by whom? Overseen by whom? How does one apply? What are the criteria for approval? For denial? For renewal? For revocation?

This sounds like the usual 'permit' excuse used to shut down parades, lemonade stands, bake sales, you name it.

It sounds officious and is obviously used as a threat but isn't it a case of police misquoting, misapplying the law or simply making it up?

[sport]

Further proof, if further proof is needed that the authorities wanted a riot. and also more evidence, if again more evidence is needed, that the police have switched from protecting the law abiding Citizens to controlling the law abiding Citizens.

[43north]

There is not a bad situation that will not be made worse by involving the police. And that includes rioting.

If armed citizens were allowed to take out a few of the perpetually offended you can be damn well sure that the looting would have stopped RIGHT NOW.

[Timber Rattler]

Threatened with arrest for operating without a license,...

License? License for what? To protect private property?

[metmom]

Of course they don’t want real patriots doing their jobs.

[PGalt]

BTTT!

[1010RD]

You need a license to stand armed on a rooftop? Where’s the NRA?

[WildHighlander57]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/3232201/posts?page=1#1

Guys in above link were ultimately left alone by the cops.

Why were the cops rousting the oath keepers?

[greeneyes]

Bull crap. Since when is a license needed? If you are operating a business and making money that's when. Why? Because the local government wants fees - made from paying for the license - they want part of the revenue made.

Volunteers don't have any revenue. Some neighbor can't drop by and help out? By this reasoning anyone helping to clean up trash and rubble needs a license. More Stupidity.

[jimbug]

If the government, at whatever level, fails in its duty to protect its citizens, through whom they have been given the power to govern, they lose their right to hold office.

To put a finer point on it, when a local police force fails to keep order, and obstructs the citizenry from protecting itself, they have just become as much a target as any other oppressor or lawbreaker.

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

If the police can’t do the job right, they will prevent those who can, from doing it.