* I wasn’t able to attend yesterday’s House Judiciary I Committee meeting where it was announced that an assault weapons ban wouldn’t be called for a vote.

I did notice, however, that there was loud applause and shouting at the end of a video posted by Illinois Watchdog.

* It turns out that a group called Decatur Midwest Patriot Militia attended yesterday’s hearing. WAND TV’s Casey Lund interviewed Nathan Moyer, who is a member of the group…

* Transcript of Moyer’s remarks…

That sarcastic round of applause is saying that we know that we got some people running scared.

And if I have to stand alone, I don’t think I’ll be the only one. We’re not going to put up with any more gun laws from this country and from the state of Illinois.

I feel like the line has been drawn in the sand. There have been various things, conspiracies that have been happening in this country.

I’m not an alarmist, I’m not a nutball.

What I am is a patriotic American. I have a grandpa laying in Camp Butler Cemetery. I kneeled on his grave and said that I will defend freedom.

Discuss.