IntelliHubA week ago this notice was posted by concerned gun owners in the state of Texas:
We will be gathering for a legal armed open carry march to raise public awareness of gun laws in Texas. It is partially in response to the Temple Police Department violating the Second and Fourth Amendment rights of Active Duty MSGT Christopher J. Grisham HERE. Please join us all. We will be exercising our rights as free men and women. Be part of the solution. All permits and armed march route has been approved and coordinated with the city and local authorities. Come out for music, great speakers, food and a march around the police station and town square.
When: June 1st
Where: Temple, TX
Venue: Community Market 212 S. Main St.
Time: 10:00am-4:00pm“While out hiking with my son through backcountry roads to help him earn his Eagle Scout rank, I was illegally arrested and disarmed without cause. I was thrown in jail and my lawfully owned weapons were confiscated without receipt or notice,” -Grisham
That’s right! Get your guns and get to Temple, TX. They forgot we have rights and we must remind them. If we don’t stand up for fellow Texans today then we will stand alone when it happens to us in our hometown. Just a reminder on legal open carry in Texas: It must be a long gun and can be strapped or hung on your person. Holding it could be considered “calculated to alarm” and this will be a peaceful march. We will be taking up donations for the 2nd Amendment Legal Defense Fund for Christopher J. Grisham.
The march ended up being successful and peaceful, as a local news channel reported:
Army Master Sergeant Christopher J. Grisham was stopped and arrested March 16th while hiking with his son in Temple for carrying his semi- automatic gun.
He says, “I had my son record the arrest because it just became so egregious to me. It was wrong to begin with and I wanted people to see what was going on.”
Since the video has been up, it has gotten thousands of views and comments from supporters.
Co-Owner of dontcomply.com and event organizer Murdoch Pizgatti says, “I’ve seen the stop and frisk videos in New York and heard about things like that but this was stop and frisk, it was disarm, handcuffed, it was the arrest and it was right down the road here in Texas. You know that shouldn’t happen here, that is way to close to home. That was my line in the sand and I knew it had been crossed at that moment so I got up and did something.”
Protestor Josh Toles says, “There’s a lot of stuff that’s going on and people think it’s out of our control but it’s not. We’re the people, that’s why the constitution was written for us.”
Grisham says the march sent a message to both Temple Police and the public.
“Not only is one man with a riffle or a weapon not any cause for alarm but hundreds of people with weapons are no cause for alarm. The reality is and the message that I think got through quite well to the Temple Police Department is that an armed society is a polite society and that a person with a gun isn’t someone that you need to fear,” said Grisham.
Pizgatti says because the day was a success dontcomply.com is now working to organize armed Second Amendment marches in cities across the country.
If these armed marches become popular our government will eventually respond to them, so I think that anyone attending should be ready to “go the distance” rather than just show up to make a statement.
Jolly,
I was at two of the three rallies in Salem Oregon and I am confident that the patriots I met there are more then willing to “go the distance” Oregon Firearms Federation is one of the only organizations that was there supporting those who showed up. The biggest regret I saw was that one rally were held on the weekend which had the largest turn out of over 2000+ people. To the point there was no parking and the Capitol was closed. The other rally was mid week while the people who had to work could not show up.There was still a lest 300+ people showed up and congress was no where to be found. We were allowed to go into the Capitol Building as long as we had a CCL with a loaded hand gun. Do I believe the freedom loving patriots of Oregon would not hesitate to go the distance and believe Marion County Sheriff would support us. Molon Labe
That’s good to hear, Other Mark. If people are showing up ready for business it’s a good thing, but if they think it might always be a picnic they may eventually be surprised.
Missed it 🙁 Maybe Oregon can have another rally soon.
WOW! Something’s not right if this was allowed to happen in Temple, TX, which is the military mind-control experiment center of the world. This is about an hour from where I live and 25 minutes from Fort Hood. I can’t believe they were able to pull this off without a fight. Good for them. Especially after the Temple Police Department arrested that one ex-military vet guy out in the middle of nowhere in March when he was hiking with his son while openly carrying a gun.
Watch it here:
Iraq Veteran Gets Illegally Disarmed and Arrested While Hiking
ROLMFAO!!!! OH MAN! You guys have to watch the “Meanwhile at the TPD” satire video (the 2nd video in this article). It’s hilarious!! I applaud the one who made up this video. It should go viral. Simply awesome!
As a Brit and an outsider who cannot join in these armed marches all I can say is it is good to see American citizens stand up for your 2nd Amendment. I’m not too sure about the motives of Adam Kokesh, but a determined and armed US citizenry is the only thing saving the whole West from descending into fascism. If the US falls, everywhere falls.
There are certain tactics and strategies for us Brits to arm ourselves by taking weapons from our police and mobilized military but it’s doubtless enough people will want to try these dangerous methods, preferring softer targets like the old, frail and disabled…all those people who are blamed but are blameless.
Who says you can’t join in? One of my best friends happens to be a Brit named Mick Palmer and he had a relative that fought in the Alamo. (and still couldn’t get a green card to stay here)
Looks like they finally picked on the wrong guy to harass.
Had to happen eventually.