The FBI will deliver a press conference with updates on the Tuesday arrests of several militia members who were leading a standoff at a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon.
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WATCH LIVE: FBI Holds Press Conference On Oregon Militia Arrests At 2 PM ET
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January 27, 2016 1:54 p.m.
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A blank screen, on which I can project all my imagined conspiracies pro- and anti-government.
Since right-wingers automatically support any police shooting, even of those dangerous 12-year-olds with a toy gun 2 seconds after arriving at the scene, I’m sure the GOP presidential candidates will be lining up to support these law enforcement officers in this incident.
Start with imagining a threat, then buy an arsenal of weapons and demand free stuff.
Ah, an AR-15 with a 10-and-a-half inch barrel and vanilla creamer. Wait…that’s too phallic even for me.
The FBI and state police staked out a spot along the route to John Day to stop the caravan. At first, both vehicles complied with an order to pull over, but then the lead vehicle took off, the law enforcement official said.
It didn’t get very far, hitting a snow bank. Finicum, the official said, jumped out of that vehicle “brandishing a firearm.” He was shot and killed.