We do not intend to remain silent. Armed militia members plan protest at the Michigan Capitol
Security is ramping up in Lansing in and around the Michigan Capitol as protests are expected this weekend. No one wants to see, or is predicting, a repeat of the violence that happened at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. However, armed protesters will be at the Capitol. We do not intend to remain silent, said Michael Lackomar, team leader of the Southeast Michigan Volunteer Militia. We always go armed.
By: Jim Kiertzner , WXYZ Web Team
Posted at 6:20 AM, Jan 14, 2021
and last updated 2021-01-14 06:20:48-05
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the front page of the seattle times that residents in washington state woke up to this morning. quote, inquiry finds state lawmaker engaged in domestic terrorism. that s a pretty memorable headline. probably want to read that article. a 108-page report commissioned by the washington statehouse of representatives found that state representative matt shay had been involved in not one, not two but three armed conflicts against the u.s. government. starting in 2014 with the standoff between rancher cliven bundy and the bureau of land management workers in nevada the report found that matt shay put out a social media call for militia members that resulted in, quote, turnout of approximately 1500 armed militia members. and fast forward to 2015 idaho. veterans affairs workers were headed to the home of a veteran deemed ineligible to purchase firearms by a health care professional, and the report found shay participated in an operation that, quote, resulted in the use of armed militia
deployment. it turns out what the military, according to these documents, according to these leaked documents, what the military is most actually worried about are americans who show up to play militia and fake patrol the border themselves. they say among the events of interest they need to be concerned about are, quote, an estimated 200 unregulated armed militia members currently operating along the southern border. for one thing, the pentagon says based on their past experience with these vigilante anti-immigrant militia guys, one of the problems with them they know from past experience is that they steal. look at this. under events of interest, quote, reported incidents of unregulated militias stealing national guard equipment during deployments. so okay, active duty troops, if you or somebody in your family is going to be part of this 15,000 troop deployment to the border just in time for the election, you already know and now we know thanks to these documents that the military
most actually worried about are americans who show up to play militia and fake patrol the border themselves. they say, among the events of interest, they need to be concerned about are, quote, an estimated 200 unregulated armed militia members currently operating along the southern border. for one thing, the pentagon says based on their past experience with these vigilante anti-immigrant militia guys, one of the problems they know from them from past experience, they steal look at this, under events of interest. quote, reported incidents of unregulated militia stealing national guard equipment during deployments. so, okay, active duty troops, if you or somebody in your family is going to be part of this 15,000-troop deployment to the border just in time for the election, you already know, and now we know thanks to these documents, that the military assesses no credible threat of that caravan overwhelming the border.