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Oak Harbor councilman tries to take away a vet's weapon

January 28, 2013 @ 3:08 am (Updated: 3:21 pm - 2/10/13 )

An Oak Harbor City Council Member is accused of overstepping his authority when he asked a man with a concealed weapons permit to surrender his gun saying it was "not needed" at the public meeting.

Lucas Yonkman went to the meeting to listen to a discussion about the city's gun ban in public parks. He ended up testifying, urging people to support the 2nd amendment.

Watch what happened above. The councilman's concern about the veteran's concealed weapon begins about two minutes into the video.

A portion of the Oak Harbor City Council meeting from January 15 was posted online. It's had more than 82,000 views.

By LINDA THOMAS

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  • Heurist wrote...
    What was the name of the Councilman and...
    February 10, 2013 12:21 am
    does he have any ties to Iclei, Agenda 21, or the Green Movement? He seems to have a mindset based upon fear and control as a hinge points. I'm not saying he is one, but these are traits of people with communist ideals. Please correct me if I am wrong. I don't mind at all.
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  • iceworker08 wrote...
    This guy needs recalled
    March 5, 2013 5:49 pm
    This council person has just shown that he has no regard for the right of the citizens. As the Mayor pointed out, they swore an oath to uphold the constitution. He broke his oath and at the very least should be made to resign. We the people need to start holding all politicians accountable to the oath they swore.
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