SHOTS FIRED! (Property owner reported to have fired gun in air near Camp Cindy)

Lone Star Iconoclast ^ | 10:15am (Central) August 14, 2005 | Deborah Mathews - reporting for The Iconoclast

[tgslTakoma]

Camp Casey is becoming very organized, with how-to signs placed about. Ann Wright said, "That's what we are trying to do."

Let me read you the schedule posted on a tree: "9:15 camp meeting; 10 a.m. inter-faith service, 10:30 a.m., "Food-Not-Bombs Breakfast at Peace House," and....

"Wait! Someone is firing a gun. (pause). He fired it into the air about five times. He appears to be a local inside the fence line on private property. Now he has thrown what looks like a shotgun into the front seat of a pickup, and he's stomping off out of sight. I wonder where he went.

"Now he's coming back out. I'm out here standing on the road. He's got a no parking sign in his hand, walking toward his fence. I'm going to go try to talk to him. I've got to hang up."

(three minutes later)

I went over and talked to the man. He is Larry Mattlage, who says he is on his property and just posted a no-parking sign.

"We're going to start doing our war and it's going to be underneath the law," he told me. "Whatever it takes. So y'all go find another place to do whatever you do. 'Cause this is our front yard and back yard."

I asked, "Do you mean the protestors?"

Wait.....now there's some Secret Service and cops. I'm going to get closer to hear what they're saying. People in bullet-proof vests are here now. Two Secret Service agents are now walking up his driveway towards his house, with Mr. Mattlage. A member of the Sheriff's Department has arrived. Mr. Mattlage is waving his arms now. All of them are now walking back this way.

Now they are between the lane and the house. He's at the fence now. Let me record what they are saying. I'll call right back.

Editor's Note: Permission is granted to reprint the information and photographs appearing in this feature about Cindy Sheehan's visit to Crawford and activities at The Peace House. Attribution would be appreciated. — W. Leon Smith, publisher, The Lone Star Iconoclast

[Terriergal]

One other thing I noted in this report, is that people at Camp Cindy are posting messages and schedules on trees. Are those trees on public or private land? And are there any regulations in Crawford WRT posting bills in this way? Not to mention the environmental damage!

They can't camp on private property. The law should get them out of there.

[marmar]

Don't mess with TEXAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[OXENinFLA]

I don't think what he did was illegal, unless he was firing it AT them of course, I just don't think it was a good idea.

There's no telling what stories the lefty protesters are going to make up in order to have the guy arrested.

You could have the whole group saying "yeah, I heard a gun go off." and then on or two people making up a story say "He pointed it right at us!"

[Terriergal]

"Wait! Someone is firing a gun. (pause). He fired it into the air about five times.

Firecrackers maybe?

[not_apathetic_anymore]

Yep,I'm sure the local LEO's and USSS were wondering when it was going to happen too.

I was only privileged to spend a month living in Texas many years ago (if it weren't so darned hot, I'd probably move there). But I remember all the gun racks in the back of pickups, and the signs in the watering holes that said - no firearms allowed:)
it seemed inevitable.

[tsmith130]

Any crop dusting done around there? ;o)

[Stegall Tx]

I've said it before. If they were on my property, I'd decide this is the weekend to spray for bugs and weeds using the smelliest chemicals I could find.

[Terriergal]

You have touched a fully automatic weapon? Can I shake your hand? Then I'll never wash that hand again....

[atomicpossum]

A Texan fired a gun on his own property? Somehow, it doesn't sound like much...

[metesky]

The Peace House is a touchy, feely group run by a Mooselimb.

[RadioAstronomer]

Oh, I agree. If this story is legit, he is in a world of hurt IMHO. Welcome to the new PC world.

[Paladin2]

Peace would return to Crawford if only those Californians would get out of Texas.

[LoudRepublicangirl]

Food-Not-Bombs



As my brother says: Serve less bread and serve more lead.

[Gumlegs]

Do you have the one that says "Trespassers Will Be Violated"?

[Terriergal]

School starts next week, and they will have to navigate unexpected traffic, the media, and Cindy's entourage.

The cops need to break it up. If we can't block the entrances to abortion clinics they shouldn't be able to block the public roadways or private ones.

[Paladin2]

Stop Jihad Now!

[RadioAstronomer]

You have touched a fully automatic weapon? Can I shake your hand? Then I'll never wash that hand again....

I have fired a number of them.

A real kick in the pants I tell ya. :-)

[SShultz460]

Agreed

[Terriergal]

Doesn't private property mean anything anymore?

Only when it suits the liberals. Silly, you KNOW that.

[Terriergal]

I wonder how Peace House would fare in a tornado.....

We can only hope to find out.