At the Proud Boys gathering, where some people wore tactical gear and carried weapons, there was some brief conflict when a handful of outsiders arrived and were quickly surrounded by a crowd. “Hey there, Proud Boys, you better hide,” they chanted. The scene was different at the Proud Boys venue, where a man told those who had come together in the early afternoon that he had 30 shields to give out. Later, the Portland Police pulled over a truck carrying Proud Boys supporters as they were leaving and seized guns, baseball bats and several shields. The Proud Boys welcomed Brown’s emergency order, which also allowed state and local police to use tear gas, which the mayor had banned city police officers from using.

Source: bd News24 September 27, 2020 03:00 UTC