The main difference between them and other civil disobedience actions is that they are "occupying" with arms and stating that they will answer force with force... not the same as unarmed protests...

The whole thing is another form of "Range war" that has been going on since the 1800's... just from a different group and point of view... I believe that quite a few of the protesters there are not there for the proposed cause but just to be able to wave their guns at the government and say "na na na na"... sometimes such advocates are more of a harm to us responsible gun owners than I'd care to associate with... all I see is a bunch of adolescent school yard children throwing a tantrum and waving sticks in the air...

To say they don't want a armed confrontation is down right idiocy... of course they do... they want to martyr themselves... they quote Ruby Ridge and Waco... but do they say anything about Wounded Knee?... of course not... cause it doesn't fit their agenda...

As far as I'm concerned... stupid is as stupid does.

Well that's my opinion... and I'll get yelled at for what some will call my "liberal" leanings... such as it is... I don't give a flying whatever any more... I'm too old and tired to care what folks think of me...

So there it is... fire away...

Don the Curmudgeon

I don't know much about it but I say leave them alone, eventually they will get tired of it and go away. Its not like they occupied a building that was in use or are holding people.

I can understand a man digging his heels in and saying "No more". You ain't gonna win, but I get it. Choose that battle carefully including LOCATION. Any damn fool knows you will lose and lose big if you grab an armload of guns and try to make that stand on federally-controlled property.

As far as the guy who got shot on the traffic stop? Watch the video.

http://video.foxnews.com/v/4727157766001/fbi-releases-video-of-fatal-shooting-of-oregon...

Being portrayed by media as a few sparks in the NW from a bunch of (pick your derogatory term).

On the other hand, those sparks are a lot like sparks in the powder magazine.

Anybody else get that "uneasy" feeling about this train in which we are all riding?

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The first thoughts I had was: they were told some days before, when ever it was they had the summit with the sheriff, blm, and fbi they could leave without being molested. They were doing just that. So, if ever I was in a similar situation, I now know I could not believe a word they said.