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LIVE UPDATES: Militias scheduled to gather at Stone Mountain
ajc ^ | 08-15-2020 | ajc

Posted on 08/15/2020 6:06:17 AM PDT by Lance Romance

Our journalists are at the park. The gates are closed and law enforcement officers from the Georgia National Guard, Georgia State Patrol and city of Stone Mountain are gathered at the town entrance to the park. A few protesters hoping to challenge any of the armed militias are also gathering downtown.

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Where was this police response when the NFAC was there a few weeks ago?
1 posted on 08/15/2020 6:06:17 AM PDT by Lance Romance
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To: Lance Romance

Still looking for that “Kent State” incident.


2 posted on 08/15/2020 6:10:40 AM PDT by griswold3 (Democratic Socialism is Slavery by Mob Rule)
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To: Lance Romance

These days “protesters” is news speak for militia. So, first thing I ask is which militia?


3 posted on 08/15/2020 6:12:12 AM PDT by virgil (The evil that men do lives after them)
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To: Lance Romance

When my wife and I first moved to Georgia 35 years ago. We would occasionally have KKK fliers left on our windshield to join their rallies....
Stone Mountain was one of their favorite gathering spots...
Haven’t seen anything like it in over 30 years....
Usually, when you watched the news their gatherings were only 10-20 people.... hundreds would show up to counter protest and the cops had a small nightmare on their hands...


4 posted on 08/15/2020 6:18:27 AM PDT by nevergore (I have a terrible rash on my covfefe....)
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To: virgil
UPDATE:

Heavily armed militia members from the Georgia Security Force III%, led by Chris Hill, have gathered in Stone Mountain, about a block from a group of counter-protesters. Some counter-protesters are also carrying assault-style weapons.

From his position behind the barricade, Hill began recording video.

“They will try their best to characterize us as white supremacists,” he said. Hill said his group was there to defend the Constitution from radical leftists. He also railed against red flag laws and repeated the president’s concerns over mail-in ballots.

Let's pray this doesn't get ugly.

5 posted on 08/15/2020 6:19:47 AM PDT by Lance Romance
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To: virgil

I was just at Stone Mountain last week and heard that they were expecting a gathering of Southern heritage groups today. I assume some of them may be militia groups, although it is basically a gathering in support of preservation of the monument.

They were also expecting BLM protesters and whatever that armed black group was that appeared a few weeks ago.

None of the employees were looking forward to it...


6 posted on 08/15/2020 6:19:50 AM PDT by livius
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To: Lance Romance

The cops probably didnt want to get shot by one of those idiots.

Plus their black, so they get a free ride, again.


7 posted on 08/15/2020 6:28:31 AM PDT by TexasM1A
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To: Lance Romance

Let’s pray this doesn’t get ugly.

Why? I’m hoping for piles of dead leftists.


8 posted on 08/15/2020 6:47:27 AM PDT by Pravious
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Where was this police response when the NFAC was there a few weeks ago?

Exactly. They didn't seem to have a problem with that.

Keep your powder dry

9 posted on 08/15/2020 7:13:21 AM PDT by VeniVidiVici (Hiden Biden is Outta Time)
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To: Lance Romance

Oh noes those deadly right wing militias. Rioting and looting and burning down buildings. Yeh.


10 posted on 08/15/2020 7:15:40 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: nevergore

When the deep state comes for your guns you’re going to be thrilled to see the militia show up.


11 posted on 08/15/2020 7:18:13 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Lance Romance

Let’s pray this doesn’t get ugly.
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Why?


12 posted on 08/15/2020 7:25:38 AM PDT by fortes fortuna juvat (No foreign enemy is as dangerous as the Democrat Party and its supporters.)
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Why? I’m hoping for piles of dead leftists.
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And the larger the piles, and the sooner they start getting piled up, the better! Needless to say, I’ve reached the limit of my patience with these anti-American terrorists. Either get them in prison or get them in the the dirt.


13 posted on 08/15/2020 7:30:41 AM PDT by fortes fortuna juvat (No foreign enemy is as dangerous as the Democrat Party and its supporters.)
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To: Georgia Girl 2

When the deep state comes for your guns you’re going to be thrilled to see the militia show up.
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Time is getting short, so in my view Civilian Militias should be forming in every State, and their battle strategies should be worked out in a big hurry!


14 posted on 08/15/2020 7:35:16 AM PDT by fortes fortuna juvat (No foreign enemy is as dangerous as the Democrat Party and its supporters.)
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10:15 a.m. UPDATE

Chris Hill’s militia group, Georgia Security Force III%, has retreated to the Stone Mountain Library after being outnumbered and surrounded by jeering counterprotesters.

Police presence at Stone Mountain park has been heavy, but few law enforcement officers were visible in the city of Stone Mountain where militia and counterprotesters confronted one another in tense exchanges.

Gerald Griggs, first vice president of the Atlanta NAACP, said he hoped the rally would remain peaceful and was happy that the crowd was so lopsided in favor of the counter demonstrators.”There are a lot more individuals representing the true American nature here,” he said.

At the Stone Mountain Welcome Center, apart from the clashing protesters, 200 people gathered to listen to Richard Rose of the Atlanta NAACP.

15 posted on 08/15/2020 7:47:22 AM PDT by Lance Romance
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“...When the deep state comes for your guns...”

NFAC and the other Lefty groups are the Deep State’s paramilitary.

Like the Nazi SS was...


16 posted on 08/15/2020 7:47:28 AM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: fortes fortuna juvat

Georgia has an unorganized militia as do most states. It’s open to any resident over 18. It’s not racist or KKK and totally legal. A constitutional militia. They operate quietly and legally.

They keep a close eye on the two Muslim training camps up in N GA and when the US Army decided to leave their own base and roam around up in the N GA mountains pushing people off the mountain trails and trying to close roads in the forest and throw their weight around they were surprised to look up on a ridge and spot a figure in full battle rattle quietly watching. This happened daily til they got the picture. Last we heard they went on back to base where they are supposed to train.


17 posted on 08/15/2020 7:50:02 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Lance Romance

If “that” was a “right-wing counter-protest” then it was a very SAD example. A bunch of older white guys dressed up in camo carrying AR15s ... and when the teenager in a T-shirt moved toward him he moved back. They all retreated until they were left standing on the side of the street watching the BLM protesters stream past them. Either you are serious or you are not ... these people were not serious and were made to look like old fools.


18 posted on 08/15/2020 7:52:45 AM PDT by ThePatriotsFlag (Remember: >>>>> o b a M A G A t e <<<<<)
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To: Lance Romance

Are you aware that the area around Stone Mountain is heavily black?


19 posted on 08/15/2020 7:53:01 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: VeniVidiVici

“Where was this police response when the NFAC was there a few weeks ago?

Exactly. They didn’t seem to have a problem with that.

Keep your powder dry”

Mayor Fisher said nothing in reply when the head of NFAC threatened to burn Louisville to the ground if they did not get their way.


20 posted on 08/15/2020 7:55:18 AM PDT by OpusatFR
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