Oathkeepers Come To Ferguson, Armed And Ready
August 10, 2015

Just exactly WTF is going on in Ferguson? I think the police chief has some explaining to do.

The Oathkeepers have come to Ferguson, with guns out and ready to shoot. What are the police doing? Not a lot.

https://twitter.com/classysportsfan/status/630983806590124033

That last quote comes from the man whose videos were featured during last night's unrest. He's a Ferguson resident, and those words are pretty poignant.

Jon Belmar has some serious explaining to do about why the Oathkeepers are on the streets of Ferguson, why they're being permitted to walk around openly carrying guns such as the ones seen above, and why they're not being arrested like unarmed black citizens are.

More reactions:

Update:

Update 2: Now they're claiming they're really there to protect the protesters against the police. That's utter bull. There's no other way to say it.

Here's Tef Poe's take:

And this, just for extra measure:

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