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UTUSN

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Wed Aug 21, 2013, 10:50 AM Aug 2013

BwahHAH it gets weird when even ARPAIO threatens to shoot the Come-Take-It militias!1

As a refresher, here's what the jerks in Texas were doing with their "long arms" on their "education" tours a month ago: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023434083

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http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/sheriff-joe-arpaio-warns-desert-militias-drop-weapons-article-1.1432561#ixzz2cc7QAIWc

[font size=5]Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio warns desert militias they face being shot
The tough-talking sheriff told civilian border patrols they could end up with '30 rounds fired into' them by one of his deputies if they don't lose their weapons.[/font]

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

.... Richard Malley, 49, was heavily armed with two others dressed in camouflage Saturday night along Interstate 8 near Gila Bend, a known drug-trafficking corridor in the desert about 70 miles southwest of Phoenix, when he confronted the deputy who was on patrol conducting surveillance, authorities said.

According to court records, the deputy and his partner stopped their vehicle, then flashed their headlights and honked their horn, a common practice used by law enforcement to trick drug smugglers into thinking the car is there to transfer their narcotics load and lure them out of hiding.

That's when [FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: yellow"]Malley emerged from the darkness with his rifle raised "yelling commands[/FONT]," according to the probable cause statement.

The deputy, illuminated by Malley's flashlight at this point, identified himself as law enforcement, pointing out the "word sheriff across his chest," and ordered Malley to drop his weapon.

"[FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: yellow"]You aren't taking my weapons," replied Malley[/FONT], who was armed with a semi-automatic rifle, a .45 caliber handgun and a knife, according to court records. ....

[FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: yellow"]Arpaio[/FONT], whose county doesn't run along the border but has seen an increase in drug and human trafficking, [FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: yellow"]warned there will be "chaos if you're going to have private citizens[/FONT] dressed just like our deputies [FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: yellow"]taking the law into their own hands[/FONT]."


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BwahHAH it gets weird when even ARPAIO threatens to shoot the Come-Take-It militias!1 (Original Post) UTUSN Aug 2013 OP
What a well-regulated militia. DetlefK Aug 2013 #1
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