{"id":7307,"date":"2022-10-11T21:15:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-12T04:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=7307"},"modified":"2024-03-24T10:58:12","modified_gmt":"2024-03-24T17:58:12","slug":"armed-portland-protesters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=7307","title":{"rendered":"Armed Portland Protesters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It doesn’t get a lot of press, but Portland protest groups are much more routinely armed and open carrying firearms and assault rifles<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is not a picture of the Proud Boys (who also bring weapons), but local Portland protesters part of Antifa:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In July 2024, BLM protesters showed up in a residential neighborhood equipped with assault rifles loaded with large capacity magazines<\/a> – despite the fact Measure 114 had passed banning large capacity magazines in any public space<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Unfortunately, more and more armed people are showing up at these events – which took a deadly turn when protest confrontations have turned to shootings in 2022:<\/p>\n\n\n\n