Whoops! Militias descend on Gettysburg to stop fake "ANTIFA flag-burning" ceremony...

[civilwarbuff]

Sooner or later there will be a major confrontation and deaths involving one of these groups of armed thugs that facetiously call themselves "militias".

Since when has Antifa begun to call themselves 'militia'?.......cuz they are the only 'armed thugs' we have been seeing and reading about lately......

 

[Arcangl86]

Since when has Antifa begun to call themselves 'militia'?.......cuz they are the only 'armed thugs' we have been seeing and reading about lately......

There were at least two long guns among the group harassing the Methodist pastor at Gettysburg.

 

[wing2000]

Op-ed from Britt Isenberg, licensed Battlefield Guide at Gettysburg National Military Park:

Gettysburg expert: Park Service and 'patriots' failed the community last week (letter)

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"Officials from the National Park Service claimed they had issued no permits for any protests in the National Cemetery, nor could they without a special designation from the superintendent. Per CFR Title 36, Chapter 1, Part 12, Section 4 pertaining to National Cemeteries: Conducting a special event or demonstration, whether spontaneous or organized, is prohibited except for official commemorative events conducted for Memorial Day, Veterans Day and other dates designated by the superintendent as having special historic and commemorative significance to a particular national cemetery. Committal services are excluded from this restriction."
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Despite their efforts [NPS] and Federal regulations, hundreds of “patriots” donning tactical gear and brandishing high-capacity weapons were permitted to invade the National Cemetery on our nation’s birthday.

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On several occasions throughout the afternoon, interactions between “patriots” and visitors to the cemetery became downright confrontational and threatening. Shouting racial epithets and explicit language became acceptable throughout the afternoon and apparently extended far outside the National Cemetery walls."


Is this what our country has come to? On social media, any yahoo can state a fictitious, inflammatory event will take place in a national cemetery and the National Park Service will allow armed thugs to illegally protest?


Gettysburg Park expert says park service and 'patriots' failed (letter)