Posted on 04/30/2020 2:52:46 PM PDT by livius
Lawmakers were seen wearing bulletproof vests as armed protesters stormed Michigan's Capitol in Lansing just moments before the state's House of Representatives denied Gov Gretchen Whitmer's request to extend her state of emergency.
Photos from inside the Michigan House Chamber showed elected officials wearing bulletproof vests while men holding guns stood above them.
'Directly above me, men with rifles yelling at us. Some of my colleagues who own bullet proof vests are wearing them. I have never appreciated our Sergeants-at-Arms more than today,' Sen Dayna Polehanki tweeted Thursday afternoon.
In Michigan, guns are permitted inside the state's Capitol as long as they are visible and carried with lawful intent.
Protesters, who weren't wearing masks, were seen yelling within inches of officers from the Michigan State Police.
Others were heard chanting: 'Let us in! Let us in!' ...
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
The protestors don’t really have a beef with the legislators. Their beef is with the Governor.
WE the people are starting to take OUR government back!!!
YAAASSSS!
L8r
As long as none of them were actually pointing the weapons at anyone or threatening to use them, no laws were actually broken. If it is indeed legal to carry inside the capitol in Michigan. I suspect that if some hothead had actually pointed a weapon, the capitol police would have quickly opened fire.
That said, I don’t think this is a good idea. If shooting actually does start, it will be used as an excuse for even more draconian restrictions, and most of the sheeple will cheer for it.
Civil War starting very slow but I feel real shi! will shake up much of the entire government system who have crapped on the people. The power of the communist Democrats is coming to an end.
Exactly, this is something only a hothead could be happy about.
We are in an information war and we need to use the correct tools.
This is insane! And, I’m trying to be kind about it.
‘stormed the capitol’
What a bunch of leftard newsspew (apparatchik BS).
‘Storming’ is attempting to seize/take over with menace.
Might as well say the annual gay parade ‘storms the streets’ in Sanfranshithole. OR ‘Hillary Clinton ‘stormed the’ secretary of states office every day.
SEE the reaction is how leftard tyrants think - that the guns are meant for reigning in THEM - their desire for tyranny - They actually understand a primary intent of one of the most important provisions in the Constitution.
Strange how this verbiage wasn’t used for every leftard/commie protest in the past, but is trotted out for something the leftard press hates - the free expression of Rights by the citizens of this country.
Take that governor! What’s the old saying... hang a couple to encourage the others. Just speaking hypothetically.
Absolutely idiotic: last thing we need are bearded meatheads parading with rifles to protest against “stay at home” orders.
All they’re doing is adding to the distorted Leftist image of gun owners.
I never carry a rifle unless I intend to shoot someone or something.
This is the ‘gettin’ serious’ phase people have alluded to for generations. I’m so proud of Michigan.
Better still, those with guns are displaying them properly.
Either it would be officially called off, or We The People would simply ignore it.
What police department wants all their officers tied up in endless jury trials, all of which end up in acquittal?
Politicians are going to have to try to get it front of this parade and pretend to lead or try to stop the stampede and be trampled.
That said, I don’t think this is a good idea. If shooting actually does start, it will be used as an excuse for even more draconian restrictions, and most of the sheeple will cheer for it.>>> It is a demonstration and effective. Some of the magazines you can see where fully loaded. Maybe .308
Take the time to visit this link! The pictures are great and show a lot of upset citizens.
Also visit the comments and click the appropriate “like” and “dislike” buttons. Currently, the liberals are winning.
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