On Thursday, armed activists with pro-gun groups and several militias gathered in front of the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus to speak out against a litany of proposed gun control legislation on the state and federal level. The rally - which was dubbed "We will not comply" - was in response to House Bill 228, a state law that Republicans attempted to amend to protect the right to carry certain firearms. The legislators accidentally miswrote the amendment to ban - rather than protect - the firearms in question, and the amended bill went into law. The ban would have been effective as of Wednesday, but emergency legislation was passed to fix the error. "The law in Ohio was amended, and so we need to be rejoiced in that fact," said Ryian Moore, a militia member based in Ohio. "If not, we would all be felons right now because we possess AR-15's." Had the erroneous bill not been fixed with emergency legislation, the event "We Will Not Comply" would have been a civil disobedience event, where the weapons they carried would be freshly illegal. The rallygoers numbered in the low hundreds. Approximately a dozen antifascist ("Antifa") protesters showed up to counter-demonstrate. Antifa said they don't oppose gun rights on principle, but took exception to the III%'er militia groups that participated in the "We Will Not Comply" coalition and the waving of a Confederate flag by one participant. "I don't even think if I asked any of them 'why are you here' they would have an answer," said Princess Kuevor of the counter-demonstrators. "We're here because of legislation that was attempted to be passed. Today, if they wouldn't have fixed it within the last three weeks, this would have been an act of civil disobedience. So I'm not sure why they're here." "I was more determined than ever to get here because nobody should have to ask to be free," added Penny Rutter, a pro-gun activist. Watch the full livestream: https://www.facebook.com/N2Sreports/videos/393553098108976/ Filmed by Ford Fischer NO REUSE WITHOUT PERMISSION Please contact Ford Fischer at fordfischer@news2share.com or call (573) 575-NEWS to license video. Photos and additional footage may be available upon request. Support News2Share on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FordFischer Special Thanks to Patreon Contributors Robert Caputo, and Lee Enochs See more at http://News2share.com ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaa5rkcW0ZI

Footage by News2Share's Ford Fischer was featured last night on PBS Newshour in their story entitled "How to fight extremist psychology with social media." Their description: "The internet and interconnectedness of the world has aided the spread of extremist ideologies like white supremacy. But researchers are seeking ways to turn social media into a megaphone for facts and alternative narratives as a way to turn people away from violence. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports." Originally appeared at: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/fight-extremist-psychology-social-media/ Please contact Ford Fischer at fordfischer@news2share.com or call (573) 575-NEWS to license video. Photos and additional footage may be available upon request. Support News2Share on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FordFischer See more at http://News2share.com ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q95I1h4PbNk

Activists led by Black Lives Matter 757 protested throughout Arlington, Texas on Wednesday alleging that child Journi Baucum was wrongly taken by Child Protective Services from her mother Brianna Baucum. The group has a website committed to the case: https://www.operationstopcps.com/operationbringjournihome Filmed by N2S Contributor Kelby Casebolt NO REUSE WITHOUT PERMISSION Please contact Ford Fischer at fordfischer@news2share.com or call (573) 575-NEWS to license video. Photos and additional footage may be available upon request. Support News2Share on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FordFischer Special Thanks to Patreon Contributors Ardel David, Dustin Gagne, and Emily Molli See more at http://News2share.com ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOxISnF3h7s

On Monday, Memorial Day, supporters of January 6 defendants chanted "Ashli Babbitt!" and marched from the United States Capitol to the jail, alongside a memorial stone for Ashli Babbitt, Benjamin Phillips, Roseanne Boyland, and Kevin Greeson, all who died at the Capitol. ANC Commissioner Patricia Eguino was the one lone counter-protester at this demonstration (and one of the only counter-protesters on January 6, 2021) called Babbitt "part of a coup attempt." "Traitors!" she yelled at them. "Insurrectionist losers!" The supporters of January 6 participants marched to the DC jail, where they've been holding a vigil/protest for about two years now every night. They continued to pray and chant "USA!" as Commissioner Eguino continued to play siren noises over them. Filmed by TJ Jones for News2Share NO REUSE WITHOUT PERMISSION Please contact Ford Fischer at fordfischer@news2share.com or call (573) 575-NEWS to license video. Photos and additional footage may be available upon request. Support News2Share on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FordFischer Special Thanks to Patreon Contributors Jessica M and Judith Lucca Shane See more at http://News2share.com ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGrTaZFS8Vo