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Introduced by Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) on Thursday, the bill dubbed the "Preventing Private Paramilitary Activity Act" would prohibit privately organized groups from "publicly patrolling, drilling, or engaging in harmful or deadly paramilitary techniques," "interfering with or interrupting government proceedings," or "interfering with the exercise of someone else's constitutional rights," according to Mr. Markey.
Their bills defines a "private paramilitary organization" as "any group of 3 or more persons associating under a command structure for the purpose of functioning in public or training to function in public as a combat, combat support, law enforcement, or security services unit." The bill states acting with or on behalf of such a private paramilitary organization while armed with a firearm, explosive, incendiary device, or other dangerous weapon, and engaging in patrolling, training, interfering with government or constitutional rights, or assuming the functions of law enforcement without official authority.
Those that were at the hearings, or watched via live feed, will remember how many east coast radicals we had testifying for House Bill 2572. They have been emboldened by their victory here in Oregon and are taking their case nationwide. I've said in the past that Oregon is a proving ground for these radicals, and am being proven correct again. We must push back, or at the very least, support those that are doing the fighting for us.
If you would like to refresh yourself on the bill itself, here's the link to the HB2572 legislative page. Link to the text of the final law.
Introduced by Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) on Thursday, the bill dubbed the "Preventing Private Paramilitary Activity Act" would prohibit privately organized groups from "publicly patrolling, drilling, or engaging in harmful or deadly paramilitary techniques," "interfering with or interrupting government proceedings," or "interfering with the exercise of someone else's constitutional rights," according to Mr. Markey.
Their bills defines a "private paramilitary organization" as "any group of 3 or more persons associating under a command structure for the purpose of functioning in public or training to function in public as a combat, combat support, law enforcement, or security services unit." The bill states acting with or on behalf of such a private paramilitary organization while armed with a firearm, explosive, incendiary device, or other dangerous weapon, and engaging in patrolling, training, interfering with government or constitutional rights, or assuming the functions of law enforcement without official authority.
Those that were at the hearings, or watched via live feed, will remember how many east coast radicals we had testifying for House Bill 2572. They have been emboldened by their victory here in Oregon and are taking their case nationwide. I've said in the past that Oregon is a proving ground for these radicals, and am being proven correct again. We must push back, or at the very least, support those that are doing the fighting for us.
If you would like to refresh yourself on the bill itself, here's the link to the HB2572 legislative page. Link to the text of the final law.
