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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRight-Wing Militia Groups Pledge to Meet at Kaitlin Bennett's Kent State Gun Rally
An upcoming gun march on the college campus has support from militias that promote anti-leftist violence.
Kelly Weill
09.28.18 5:18 AM ET
A conservative microcelebritys upcoming open-carry gun event at Kent State University has support from fringe militias, including members of a hate group, who have pledged to attend, according to social media posts.
Kaitlin Bennett became a Fox News favorite this year after she posed with an AR-10 rifle in her graduation pictures at the Ohio university still infamous for the 1970 killing of anti-war protesters by National Guard troops. Despite graduating, Bennett has hung around Kent State, and is this weekend hosting an open carry event on campus.
The events Facebook page reveals support from members of far-right groups that have recently collaborated to form a series of ad-hoc militias at public demonstrations.
Kent State is in no way sponsoring or endorsing this event, nor did we invite any outside groups to campus, the university said in a Thursday statement.
But as a public school, they cant do much to stop it, either. While school policy prohibits students and faculty from carrying guns, guests are allows to carry guns openly on campus.
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Right-Wing Militia Groups Pledge to Meet at Kaitlin Bennett's Kent State Gun Rally (Original Post)
DonViejo
Sep 2018
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maxrandb
(15,330 posts)1. What I wouldn't give
to see a string of firecrackers lit off in the middle of this circle-jerk.
Vinca
(50,273 posts)2. Guests are allowed to carry? That makes a ton of sense.
Nitram
(22,801 posts)3. Virginia has very lax gun laws, but the University of Virginia is a gun-free zone.
What's wrong with Ohio? Oh, I forgot. Republicans!