Quote:From that article:  "The rules don't apply to everyone," she said. "If those were black men walking around with rifles, they probably wouldn't be living today."

 

 

She's probably right...  That's the sad thing...

 

That's not really a fair thing to say, your comment or hers.

 

Also from the article.

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Belmar plans to ask county prosecutor Bob McCulloch about the legality of armed patrols by the far-right anti-government activist group, which largely comprises past and present members of the military, first responders and police officers. But Missouri law allows anyone with a concealed carry permit to openly display a firearm anywhere in the state.

 

There are a couple of things in that paragraph that needs to be addressed.  Missouri law allows anyone with a concealed carry permit to openly display a firearm...  To me that says that the rules apply regardless of skin color.

 

The more disturbing and telling part of the AP story is that the group is called a "far-right anti-government activist group".  So let's see what the Oath Keepers group is all about.  Here is a copy and paste from their website.

 

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About Oath Keepers
<p style="color:rgb(59,59,59);font-family:'Noto Sans', sans-serif;">Oath Keepers is a non-partisan association of current and formerly serving military, police, and first responders  who pledge to fulfill the oath all military and police take to “defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic.” That oath, mandated by Article VI of the Constitution itself, is to the Constitution, not to the politicians, and Oath Keepers declare that they will not obey unconstitutional orders, such as orders to disarm the American people, to conduct warrantless searches, or to detain Americans as “enemy combatants” in violation of their ancient right to jury trial. See the Oath Keepers Declaration of Orders We Will Not Obey for details.

<p style="color:rgb(59,59,59);font-family:'Noto Sans', sans-serif;">Oath Keepers reaches out to both current serving and veterans to remind them of their oaths, to teach them more about the Constitution they swore to defend, and to inspire them to defend it. See below for details on how we do that.

<p style="color:rgb(59,59,59);font-family:'Noto Sans', sans-serif;">Our motto is “Not on our watch!”

<p style="color:rgb(59,59,59);font-family:'Noto Sans', sans-serif;">* First responders includes fire-fighters, search and rescue, EMTs, disaster relief, and similar emergency personnel.  While not all such personnel take an oath to the Constitution, many do, and all are a critical audience for our mission.

 

Can someone explain to me how this is a "far-right anti-government activist group"?

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