Heavily armed 'security detail' shows up at Bundy encampment, guns drawn

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Oregonian

Heavily armed 'security detail' shows up at Bundy encampment, guns drawn



By Kelly House | The Oregonian/OregonLive
on January 09, 2016 at 12:30 PM, updated January 09, 2016 at 12:45 PM

A week into their standoff at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Ammon Bundy and his band of militants have given the place a new name and acquired a rifle-wielding "security detail." Members of the Pacific Patriot Network, a consortium of several groups from Oregon, Washington and Idaho, arrived mid-morning, carrying rifles and sidearms and clad in military attire and bulletproof vests.

Their leader, Brandon Curtiss, said the group came to "de-escalate" the situation by providing security for those inside and outside the compound. About a half-dozen rifles were visible among the two dozen new arrivals. They aren't staying in the compound, Curtiss said, but are patrolling the perimeter of the reserve.

The ornate sign that used to greet visitors with "Welcome To Your National Wildlife Refuge" now advertises the headquarters of the "Harney County Resource Center" in white block letters over a blue background.

The new name gives credence to the protesters' claim that the refuge and all on-site buildings, equipment and supplies now belong to the people of Harney County. It also hints at their intent to stay here for the long haul.


Read more: http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2016/01/heavily_armed_security_detail.html

[Faux pas]

1. As long as they're armed and white

it's all good....

[nashville_brook]

17. it's really getting old.

...having to see these guys be coddled while POC and anyone with a left agenda would be gunned down in minutes.

[valerief]

30. ^^^THIS^^^

[LiberalElite]

41. Absofuckinglutely

[KingCharlemagne]

44. The FBI and Chicago PD didn't even let Fred Hampton get out of bed. - nt

[nashville_brook]

46. [phone] bangs head on desk (wants to go back to bed)

[Faux pas]

45. Too sad and too true

and makes no sense.

[Cosmocat]

47. YEP

nm

[Warpy]

2. Good grief, Darth Stumpjumper.

Somehow, the idea of all these YeeHawdists camped out in a couple of feet of snow in the middle of nowhere in eastern Oregon does my heart good. Of course, they'll flee by mud season, they'll have useful work to do by then. For now, as long as they're stuck in the snow and begging for candy bars, they're not threatening the rest of us.

[geek tragedy]

16. Armed insurgents have seized federal land.

What if they don't leave?

More and more showing up every day.

[Kelvin Mace]

20. Well,

we could just let the go on for a few months or maybe a year, drawing more and more crazies until they all move their. Then we just build the prison around them.

[Marty McGraw]

36. I think

A simple solution to the matter would just be to crate them all over some food catered in from the cruise ship lines with the only labeling reads 'From Norwalk - in Loving Support'.

[Vinca]

3. Time to stop the easy in and out access to this place.

Spring will come and birdwatchers will want their sanctuary back. Enough of playing soldier already. It's time for the faux patriots to pack up their snacks and go home.

[daleanime]

5. +1

[busterbrown]

9. I understands the Feds standing down and state and

local officials doing the same thing.. But enough is enough..

One other thing..Does anyone know if local law officials are being paid overtime for these creeps..?

[PatSeg]

13. Exactly

I understand not wanting another Ruby Ridge, but it is ridiculous to let people just come and go as they please. This is setting a terrible precedent, as did the Bundy Ranch fiasco. There have to be consequence for willfully breaking the law.

[Chakab]

26. This supposed aversion to having "another Ruby Ridge" is laughable when you consider the number of

people killed by law enforcement on a daily basis in the US.

[haikugal]

31. Yes it is isn't it?

[PatSeg]

37. Yes, you're right

I'd prefer an aversion to law enforcement killing anyone without just cause. Of course, we all know how this would have turned out if the heavily armed men weren't white.

[olddots]

4. oh he looks sooooooooooooo butch !

[Judi Lynn]

6. Lucky for him he has a big gun so he can hide behind it. n/t

[C_U_L8R]

7. What color tarp is this one?

He looks like a yellow tarp to me.

[Kingofalldems]

8. Time to stop playing with these punks.

[Hoppy]

10. My brother-in-law's sister's cousin works for U.S. Dept. of Justice. Their plan is brilliant.

They are going to wait a few weeks for more of these assholes to show up. Then, they are going to ask Trump to build a wall around their encampment. It will be like the Roach Motel...you can check in but you can't leave.

[Historic NY]

27. We already know some said they had warrants or were felons...

then we have a few that hallucinate that they were Marine hero's or something.

A few Homeland and National Park Service drones might be helpful, they can drop animal crackers.

[Plucketeer]

11. Well.... it IS a refuge for WILD life.

and these endangered critters DO need a place to find and "connect" with their own kind. I say, let them congregate there from wherever it is they're now hiding. Get as many as we can in one place before we spring the cage door and do extensive studies on them in captivity. Let 'em keep their firearm badges of virility, but exchange all their ammo for blanks. We might learn something about whatever genes it is that go mutant and instigate their ignorance and insecurities.

[world wide wally]

12. Just for kicks...

Have a tank drive up and aim at him.

[phantom power]

14. I wonder how many gunmen they're planning to allow to show up?

If their goal is to prevent this situation from escalating, it's not working. Now we have even more armed insurrectionists involved.

[geek tragedy]

15. Send in the national guard, tanks and helicopters

The longer the Feds dither, the bloodier this will wind up being.

[VMA131Marine]

28. Nah! A few MQ-9 Reaper UAVs could take care of this.

[DetlefK]

35. This sounds like a good plan. No, seriously:

Step 1: Send the militants a message: "GTFO or we will come for ya."

Step 2: The militants want to play war.

Step 3: Send in a drone to blow up one of their cars. Or their outhouse...

Step 4: They no longer want to play war.

[MiniMe]

18. Why haven't they cut off access in and out yet?

I don't want to see another Waco, but cut off the electricity and don't let anybody in or out. And jam the phones, especially any cell signals.

[barbtries]

23. Exactly

I have read that they are actually being allowed to leave and return. Why aren't they being arrested!?

[Android3.14]

19. Obama, you have to know this is a trap

This is such a stupid occurrence.

[uppityperson]

21. "de-escalate" the situation by adding more fundies with guns? Huh. 1984 was supposed to be a

cautionary tale, not a How To manual.

[mfcorey1]

22. This piss me off! Why aren't the roads blocked?

[rockfordfile]

24. These people are traitors to America and they should be arrested.

[passiveporcupine]

25. This may not be what it seems

Update at 2 p.m.: Armed members of the Pacific Patriot Network are leaving the occupied Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.

Joseph Rice, a spokesman for the network, told reporters that his group presented occupation leader Ammon Bundy and other protesters with "articles of resolution."

He didn't say what was in the document, but noted that his group wants to move the sides to an end to the standoff.

Then network members got into most of the cars and trucks they'd parked nearby and started heading out of the reserve.

Rice didn't address whether his group would return, saying only: "We are moving on to present them (the articles of resolution) to other government agencies."

The network is maintaining a neutral stance in the dispute, he said.

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2016/01/heavily_armed_security_detail.html#incart_big-photo

[hopemountain]

48. ^^++

hmmm. wonder if any of them are actually undercover for the fbi...

[Cassiopeia]

29. Why is anyone still allowed to get in or out of the area?

What the fuck, secure a perimeter, arrest anyone trying to cross that perimeter from either direction.

It's like the cops from the Simpsons or Southpark cartoons are running the show here.

[Kingofalldems]

32. A bunch of overgrown children playing army man.

Bet they each brought:

A can of pork and beans
Hot dogs
Marshmallows

[Skittles]

42. they are gun humping cowards

serious assholes

[onehandle]

33. Average representatives of gun culture doing what they do best. nt

[annabanana]

34. "de-escalate"

I do not think that word means what you think it does.

[trillion]

38. Look, more terrorists. We'll our gov has always done a great job creating them.

It figures they'd let them roam free and armed here.

[Babel_17]

39. Compounding bad precedent if this goes unanswered

What happens if a law abiding citizen goes to knock on the door?

[dinkytron]

40. I am looking forward to the south park version of this incident.

[heaven05]

43. Obama as POTUS

is acting wisely in not falling into a trap of killing these clowns outright. Yet I know that first: this would NOT have happened if any other color POTUS had been at the helm. 2. With all the assets at the disposal of the government, IF this escalates, they are all going to die, as traitors should. 3. Lucky they are not POC or they would be dead already.