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Gun Owners Prepare for Arrest at WA State Capitol
Patrick Henry Society ^ | Feb 2, 2015 | Kit Lange

Posted on 02/04/2015 7:13:12 AM PST by Baynative

Olympia, WA – Liberty activists and gun owners organized by Liberty for All and The Patriots Stand are converging at the WA State Capitol in Olympia on Saturday at a rally meant to protest and violate new rules imposed by the legislature banning open carry in public viewing galleries.

The Washington State Patrol is expected to arrest anyone entering the viewing chambers openly carrying a firearm, although individuals with a concealed pistol license will be allowed to carry concealed weapons into the chambers.

“If the legislature feels the need,” said Sam Wilson of Liberty for All, “to prohibit peaceful citizens from openly carrying firearms into the people’s viewing chamber, it certainly makes a reasonable person question what motivates them to disarm the people viewing them while they are in session, serving as the representatives of the people.”

The activists have expressed firm resolve to enter the chambers while openly carrying, but have made it clear they are planning a peaceful event, and have no animosity towards the Washington State Patrol.

(Excerpt) Read more at patrickhenrysociety.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Editorial; Government; US: Washington
KEYWORDS: 2nd; banglist; guns; heroes; washington
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“This isn’t an action against the WSP,” Kit Lange, another LFA organizer and owner of the Patrick Henry Society blog, said on Monday. “We understand that they’re in a really tough position; they’re expected to enforce a rule that is unconstitutional, against their own fellow citizens who are exercising an inherent right. We have absolutely no ill will towards them, and we hope that on the 7th they make the right decision to uphold the Constitution and their oath to it, instead of the arbitrary rules as defined by elected officials who forgot their oath.”
1 posted on 02/04/2015 7:13:12 AM PST by Baynative
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2 posted on 02/04/2015 7:13:38 AM PST by Baynative (Did you ever notice that atheists don't dare sue Muslims?)
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To: Salvation

Oregon neighbor news of interest?


3 posted on 02/04/2015 7:14:58 AM PST by goodnesswins (I think we've reached PEAK TYRANNY now.....)
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To: Baynative
they make the right decision to uphold the Constitution and their oath to it, instead of the arbitrary rules as defined by elected officials who forgot their oath.”

Ha ha ha. They're POLICE. They enforce the rules of the government. They don't uphold the constitution.

4 posted on 02/04/2015 7:16:59 AM PST by from occupied ga (Your government is your most dangerous enemy)
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To: Baynative

It’d be nice if the WSP would go all Oath Keeper at the last minute.


5 posted on 02/04/2015 7:17:08 AM PST by WayneS (Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.)
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To: Baynative

Y’all are catching up to us here in CO in the civil disobedience game! Glad to see it. We’ve been holding similar protests here in CO since the BS laws went into effect. If “they” think we are going to comply, “they” are wrong. For the most part, the cops just hang back and let us do our thing. They support us. I hope Washington’s police do as well.


6 posted on 02/04/2015 7:20:03 AM PST by dware (The GOP is dead. Long live Conservatism.)
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To: from occupied ga

Are the police going to arrest themselves for open carrying?

Or does the law separate and degrade the rights of the people compared to the rights of the government. (I can’t believe I even wrote “rights of the government.”)


7 posted on 02/04/2015 7:22:09 AM PST by Triple (Socialism denies people the right to the fruits of their labor, and is as abhorrent as slavery ea)
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To: Baynative

Let me understand this yet another example of legislative insanity. If you carry a legally concealed weapon into the viewing chamber, there is no problem. However, if you carry a firearm, out in the open where everyone can see it, it is a crime.

The liars, thieves and perverts outdid themselves on this one.


8 posted on 02/04/2015 7:22:19 AM PST by NTHockey (Rules of engagement #1: Take no prisoners. And to the NSA trolls, FU)
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To: Baynative

Let me understand this yet another example of legislative insanity. If you carry a legally concealed weapon into the viewing chamber, there is no problem. However, if you carry a firearm, out in the open where everyone can see it, it is a crime.

The liars, thieves and perverts outdid themselves on this one.


9 posted on 02/04/2015 7:22:32 AM PST by NTHockey (Rules of engagement #1: Take no prisoners. And to the NSA trolls, FU)
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To: Baynative
" ... and we hope that on the 7th they make the right decision to uphold the Constitution and their oath to it, instead of the arbitrary rules as defined by elected officials who forgot their oath.”

So do patriots all over the nation

Please keep us posted

10 posted on 02/04/2015 7:24:20 AM PST by knarf (I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but, they're true)
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To: Baynative
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Any time a firearms-related thread is created on FreeRepublic, please be sure to add the "banglist" keyword to it so that interested FReepers don't miss it. Just a suggestion.

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11 posted on 02/04/2015 7:29:57 AM PST by Joe Brower (The "American People" are no longer capable of self-governance.)
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To: NTHockey

Mike Vanderbough from III percenters is going to be there. I hope they don’t rough him up too badly when they arrest him.


12 posted on 02/04/2015 7:33:54 AM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: Baynative

Better carry a weapon you don’t mind losing when arrested. I would be afraid of not getting mine back.


13 posted on 02/04/2015 7:36:27 AM PST by Resolute Conservative
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To: NTHockey

One reason why: seeing those out in the open scares the little pussy leftists, especially since it reminds them that their intimidation power is limited.


14 posted on 02/04/2015 7:41:07 AM PST by expat2
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To: Joe Brower

gotcha - I didn’t know about that list.


15 posted on 02/04/2015 7:41:52 AM PST by Baynative (Did you ever notice that atheists don't dare sue Muslims?)
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To: All

I hope to see y’all there!


16 posted on 02/04/2015 7:43:05 AM PST by rockrr (Everything is different now...)
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To: Baynative

I hope ALL of their Bill Of Right licenses are in place.


17 posted on 02/04/2015 7:52:43 AM PST by onedoug
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To: from occupied ga

Not familiar with Washington Stagutes. Are these going to be misdemeanor or felony arrests?


18 posted on 02/04/2015 7:57:19 AM PST by Sasparilla (If you want peace, prepare for war.)
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Are these going to be misdemeanor or felony arrests?

No idea.

19 posted on 02/04/2015 8:13:46 AM PST by from occupied ga (Your government is your most dangerous enemy)
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CWII Spark Ping — This might end up with people dead.
There once was an army called bonus, their pay considered an onus;
when early they came for their money, the government thought it quite funny;
then the army unleashed they, to burn and kill and drive the bonus away.

20 posted on 02/04/2015 8:23:55 AM PST by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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