Video of Conservative Blogger Pulling Gun on BLM Protesters

[Henhouse]

This happened the same evening as the Dallas shootings.

This man is mentally unstable. He does not need to be in possession of a gun or a concealed weapons permit.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/jul/8/michael-strickland-conservative-blogger-arrested-a/

[Moostache]

1. Lunatics with guns, recipe for disaster.

Firearms are NOT meant to provide you with cover from getting your ass beat for being a douchebag. This guy finds his bravery in the form of brandishing a presumably loaded weapon indiscriminately at a crowd of people. Had the gun accidentally discharged, he would have been making a self-defense claim when in the video there is no one within 12-15 feet of him while he is sweeping the crowd.

Yelling at people to "back up" while making motions to your gun is not self-defense. It is assault with a deadly weapon. Arrest him, try him and convict him. This vile little gun humper needs to have his courage taken away...then we will see his true bravery....from the action end of a high magnification zoom lens in the next county.

[puffy socks]

2. This jerk was trying to cause a scene or he would have walked away.

He had several chances and kept coming back around to provoke.
Great.
Now people are looking for reasons to pull guns.

I hate the atmosphere in America right now.

[Bluenorthwest]

3. Better and more compete coverage:

"Michael Strickland, the 36-year-old man accused of pulling a gun on Don't Shoot PDX protesters marching outside Portland's Justice Center, had a round in the chamber of the loaded handgun he swept in front of the crowd and five other magazines of ammunition on him Thursday night, according to court records.
Multnomah County deputy district attorney Kate Molina Friday successfully argued for Strickland's bail to be set at $250,000 after two felony counts of unlawful use of a firearm were added to misdemeanor allegations of menacing and second-degree disorderly conduct.

Four sheriff's deputies then placed him in handcuffs and led him to jail directly from arraignment court at the Justice Center."
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2016/07/man_accused_of_pulling_gun_on.html

[suffragette]

5. An ugly history, armed to the teeth and waving his gun at people

Thanks for posting this informative article.


http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2016/07/man_accused_of_pulling_gun_on.html

Strickland had an extended clip in what appeared to be a Glock 26 that he swept at chest level multiple times in front of protesters and a plain-clothed Portland police officer, the prosecutor said.

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One of the protesters told police that he had recognized Strickland from other demonstrations where he had tried to "incite or instigate others," and attempted to tell Strickland to leave Thursday night. That's when he saw Strickland reach under his shirt and pull out the weapon, the affidavit said.

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Last month, police were alerted to harassing text messages and phone calls that Strickland allegedly made to a person who had attended a candlelight vigil in Portland for the 49 victims of the June 12 nightclub shooting in Orlando. The vigil participant asked Strickland to leave, as he believed that Strickland was a "white nationalist anarchist.'' In the days that followed the vigil, the participant began receiving numerous threatening text messages and phone calls, which cited the vigil participant's race, Molina wrote in her motion for the bail increase. Strickland has not faced any criminal charges stemming from that incident.

[Henhouse]

7. K&R....nt

[Hoppy]

4. Two observations:

1. At least his sorry ass spent time in the cooler. I hope he spends more time there.


2. People see this asshole waving a gun. Why would they follow him? Is it that important to get the news video of the day that you are willing to risk your life getting it?

Use your fucking head. Get away from there.

[StraightRazor]

6. Exactly what I was thinking...

Most of the people going up to him aren't 'news' videographers at all, just people who want to 'capture the moment' for their twitter feeds and are simply too dumb to know that they are putting themselves in extreme danger. The video itself is 7 1/2 minutes too long in and of itself - the interesting part was at the very beginning - the camera person just kept rolling and following the guy in the hopes that something would happen.

Stupid. He was scared and backed away, no need to continue to approach him unless you are are actually hoping for something awful to happen.