"Man with loaded gun arrested near Trump's Coachella rally, sheriff says"

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Don't know why Trump stopped in Coachella, he has no chance of winning California.
A man arrested at a security checkpoint near former President Trump's Coachella rally was found with guns and fake press and VIP credentials, the Riverside County sheriff's office said Sunday. Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco said at a Sunday afternoon briefing that his deputies "probably prevented" a "third assassination attempt" on the Republican presidential candidate's life. Sheriff's deputies stopped the suspect, identified as Vem Miller, 49, of Las Vegas, Nevada, in a black SUV just before 5pm Saturday local time, per an online statement from the Riverside County sheriff's office.

The suspect "was found to be illegally in possession of a shotgun, a loaded handgun, and a high-capacity magazine," according to the statement. The suspect claimed at the outside perimeter that he was a journalist and that he had "VIP status," but sheriff's deputies assigned to Trump's Coachella rally found the driver at the inside perimeter had multiple passports and that the vehicle was unregistered, Bianco said. Evidence from a fake license plate of the unregistered vehicle indicates that Miller is affiliated with the sovereign citizen movement, which the FBI designates as "anti-government extremists," Bianco said. Federal and county officials said the incident did not impact the safety of Trump nor attendees of the event.

"Miller was taken into custody without incident and later booked at the John J. Benoit Detention Center for possession of a loaded firearm and possession of a high-capacity magazine," according to the the Riverside County sheriff's office statement. Miller was released on $5,000 bail, per the Riverside County Inmate Information System. Bianco said his office was working with the U.S. Secret Service and the FBI and that while they arrested and booked the suspect on firearms charges, "anything further will come from the federal government." The U.S. attorneys office, Secret Service and FBI said in a joint statement they're aware of the Coachella Trump rally arrest, which they said "did not impact protective operations and former President Trump was not in any danger."
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highdesert wrote: Sun Oct 13, 2024 9:03 pm Don't know why Trump stopped in Coachella, he has no chance of winning California.
He wanted more Californians to be unable to vote after getting heat exhaustion. He's dumb enough that he didn't realize that the people getting sick would be his own supporters.

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BearPaws wrote: Mon Oct 14, 2024 7:06 am
highdesert wrote: Sun Oct 13, 2024 9:03 pm Don't know why Trump stopped in Coachella, he has no chance of winning California.
He wanted more Californians to be unable to vote after getting heat exhaustion. He's dumb enough that he didn't realize that the people getting sick would be his own supporters.

/snark
The day time temps in the Coachella Valley are still in the upper 90s-100F. The rally was at the Calhoun Ranch, which is near the Empire Polo grounds where the Coachella music festivals are held.

Miller is a member of the Sovereign Citizens movement.
But members of the Sovereign Citizen movement have been involved in acts of anti-government violence. In 2010, a father and son team of self-proclaimed Sovereign Citizens shot and killed two police officers during a traffic stop in Arkansas before they were gunned down. While not associated with any particular party due to their eschewing of politics, the Sovereign Citizen movement has nevertheless expanded and attracted new members during the era of former President Donald Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/inv ... 665093007/
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I've noticed a disturbing trend here on the LGC forums by some people. No, Trump is not my favorite. But neither do I want him assassinated.

Unfortunately, I see a very cavalier attitude, even tending toward, "too bad they didn't get him", attitude toward assassination attempts of Pres. Trump, by several people here. Had this been an assassination attempt against, say, Pres. Obama or either Bill or Hillary Clinton, those same folks would be all up in arms (and rightly so). Assassination of a President of the United States, or frankly anybody in office or running for office, is to be condemned in the strongest terms. And that should include everyone here. If you aren't, then there's something seriously wrong with you.
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Yup, the sheriff said any further charges would be made by the feds. The FBI is investigating, it took them a while to file charges in the Palm Beach, FL case. Riverside is the county south of mine, the sheriff has been controversial including by issuing concealed carry licenses for self defense. His predecessors issued almost nil.
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BKinzey wrote: Wed Oct 16, 2024 9:48 pm I thought there was a "stay" on the high cap law in CA? The law is on the books but you couldn't be charged with it. Maybe something has changed, and not for the better. Heck, in this state maybe they charged him anyway.
Not for our of staters. Importation is still illegal. Possession is mostly legal, but they are supposed to have been from before the ban or during freedom week. So, if you have a 15 rounder for a P365, you're going to have some problems since that arm was released after either of those two time periods. Clear as mud, eh?

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