(The Center Square) – A Las Vegas man with a shotgun, loaded handgun, and a high-capacity magazine in his vehicle was arrested by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department as he approached former President Donald Trump’s Saturday campaign event in California, authorities said.
Vem Miller was stopped at a checkpoint set up within about a half mile of the Trump rally, authorities said, when he told deputies he had the weapons in his trunk, local media outlet The Press-Enterprise reported.
Sheriff Chad Bianco said Miller was illegally in possession of the weapons and that he believed Miller was attempting to assassinate Trump, but Miller himself told local media that he is a Trump supporter and the guns were for self-protection.
“We probably stopped another assassination attempt,” Blanco said, according to The Press Enterprise.
But Miller told the Southern California News Group Sunday that he was “shocked” he was accused of trying to kill Trump, noting that he supports the former president, The Press Enterprise reported.
“These accusations are complete bull—t,” Miller said, according to The Press Enterprise. “I’m an artist, I’m the last person that would cause any violence and harm to anybody.”
Great California police work. The guy had a shotgun, handgun, and a high-capacity magazine in his truck. What was he going to do with that, go bird hunting and handgun target practice? That’s certainly sounds like the equipment stash for sniper assassin. On the other hand, a weird dude with a scoped military rifle hanging around on a rooftop with a straight view to a presidential speaking box – no problem.
AND i thought as this is CA, one can’t legally HAVE those weapons!??!
something stinks.
Already released, no way this would happen if the tables were turned and it was a Dem.
Kamala is smiling now, but when those who oppose her who are used to getting the job done right and completing their missions assigned, unlike her own stooges, that smile will turn to frowns if not drop dead fear. The same kind of Kamala followers who keep failing to get Trump are the same kinds of incompetents that Kamala surrounds herself with, and are now kiling this country by miles, missing Trump only by inches.
Name the last Dem who had to ‘fear’ this?!
Miller himself told local media that he is a Trump supporter and the guns were for self-protection.
Self-protection from who ??
“Self-protection from who ??”
Or WHAT.
Maybe some tattooed members of the 20,000,000 illegals?
Perhaps some of the groups of teens doing drive by shooting on the freeway?
Maybe something called carjacking?
A “lone wolf” Muslim with a knife?
There are plenty of things one needs protection from.
ESPECIALLY IN any liberal city!
Are we sure this isn’t someone trolling the GOP in the hope of pointing out hypocrisy on the RKBA? For example, we’re offended when gun nuts assume anyone carrying a firearm can only be “up to no good”, and then we assume anyone carrying a firearm to a Trump rally is “up to no good”.