Justadude,
I saw a news story , it came up in my news feed randomly yesterday- it was about a group of people wanting to defy the lockdown in the USA, so they all joined together with guns and protested - haven’t seen much on the story........just wondered what happened, and do they somehow feel they are immune ?
Or was it linked to what they can or can’t do in lockdown -have you seen the story , I can’t remember where abouts it was in the USA ....
Rita
I believe it was at Lansing Michigan....there is another side to the story though. And living in the US might make you appreciate why this demonstration occurred and there is a strong case why it was justified. The UK is under a socialist governance and folks are used to taking orders from authorities whether lawful of not and usually without much fuss, if any. It is quite different in America.
The governor of Michigan prohibited folks from travelling to their other vacation, recreation or cabins/second homes for fishing, swimming, etc. She forbid them from seeing their neighbors across the street or even other family members in the area. She also forbid folks from using their power boats even if they went solo. You could though use a canoe for two. She also prohibited the purchase of such items as paint, carpeting and even seeds, as she deemed them non-essential. She also prohibited the selling of American Flags for the same reason. She did allow however the purchase of weed and liquor as essential items.
Rita, if you are not familiar with the Constitution and the Bill of Rights in the USA and the passion of those that still believe in it today, then you might think this demonstration was by a bunch of misfit hooligans. They are not, quite the opposite. Technically, and under the law in the US there has to be a legal order and even precedence to derail any part of the Constitution via the Supreme Court say...example ban the right to a peaceful assembly and association. To ban any peaceful protests etc...Most Governors in the US are just winging it today and using this 'virus' as an escape clause or cover to play petty dictator for a season. Some of quite decent and lawful and in the true spirit of the law. This governor I believe overstepped her authority, clearly. These types of politicians will usually pay at the ballot box next time around.
Now you also have to understand that in America today there is a Democrat political party and most of the media that attempt to paint a very bleak picture of folks that love their Constitution, their guns and their voices and freedoms in general. These people that defy and attack them including this Governor of Michigan, who is also a member of the Democrat party, are socialists and even more extreme that many folks in the UK. They will show pictures, video and quotes out-of-context deliberately to further their cause of misrepresentation of the truth and deception. The want to 'kill' or nullify the Constitution as one of their major obstacles for power.
APAK