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Standoff Between Heavily Armed Men And Police Shuts Down Part Of I-95 In Wakefield
2021-07-03
[WBUR] A group of heavily-armed men are engaged in an ongoing standoff Saturday with Massachusetts police, prompting shelter-in-place orders in some areas and sparking massive delays on the holiday weekend as a portion of Interstate 95 remains shut down.

The standoff began around 2 a.m. when police noticed two cars pulled over on I-95 with hazard lights on, authorities said at a Saturday press briefing.

Between eight to 10 men were clad in military-style gear with long guns and pistols, Mass State Police Col. Christopher Mason said.

The men refused to put down their weapons or comply with authorities' orders, claiming to be from a group "that does not recognize our laws," police said. They took off into a wooded area, where two men have been arrested.
Update at 1 p.m. ET from links in comments: They identified themselves as Rise of the Moors, a Moorish Sovereign Citizens group.
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Posted by:Matt

#38  Mass gun laws seem voluminous, but this appears to be the gist:
Massachusetts residents 15 years and older who wish to possess, carry, and transport firearms, ammunition, and feeding devices are required to have a firearms license. Firearms licenses are issued by municipal police departments.
Posted by: SteveS   2021-07-03 21:59  

#37  If they were carrying real firearms in Massachusetts and will not licensed in Massachusetts, they are breaking Massachusetts law.

The minimum penalty for an unlicensed person carrying a firearm in Massachusetts is a year in jail. We'll see if they're charged with anything.
Posted by: Woozle Theamble4130   2021-07-03 21:34  

#36  But travelling on the highway at two in the morning suggests to me they were hoping to reach their destination without being noticed along the way.

"Objection, Yer Honor. Assuming my clients are the mooks they appear to be."

Well, like Yogi said, you can observe a lot just by watching.
Posted by: SteveS   2021-07-03 19:30  

#35   trying to get the cops to step on their d*cks. And maybe they did, if these people were not breaking the law.

They didn’t have legal gun licenses, according to the various links. Very probably not legal driving licenses. as well, and even more probably have not been paying taxes, because their website says they’re entitled not to.

But travelling on the highway at two in the morning suggests to me they were hoping to reach their destination without being noticed along the way.
Posted by: trailing wife   2021-07-03 19:11  

#34  The Padishah Emperor of the Known Universe...
Posted by: M. Murcek    2021-07-03 19:05  

#33  "Washitaw"?

Acronym? WASHITAW?

Or code words in a portmanteau?
Posted by: Menhadden Ghibelline2247   2021-07-03 18:59  

#32  Her Highness Divine: Empress Wendy Farica Washitaw

...You know, somewhere out there is one piSSed-off Shriner looking for his fez.

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski   2021-07-03 17:10  

#31  I'm guessing this was all about trying to get the cops to step on their d*cks. And maybe they did, if these people were not breaking the law.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2021-07-03 16:30  

#30  Is that Whoopi Goldberg's mum?
Posted by: Raj   2021-07-03 16:12  

#29  I had no idea. Is membership open to the public ?
Posted by: Besoeker   2021-07-03 16:06  

#28  Her Highness Divine: Empress Wendy Farica Washitaw is the current reigning empress of the Washitaw de Dugdahmoundyah Empire and leader of the Emperial Washitaw de Dugdahmoundyah Nation. SHE IS THE LEGAL HEIR to the Maison Rouge land grant that were skillfully willed to her great-great-great-grandfather Henry Turner, son of the Marquis de Maison Rouge. The Marquis Joseph de Maison Rouge, the child of French Nobility was rescued by the Baron Philip de Bastrop at the beginning of the unrest culmination with the French Revolution.

Henry Turner is the child of the Marquis de Maison Rouge by an Emperial Washa woman, Her Highness Saint Cyr El Ayimarieeyah.( The discovery of her Egyptian – like coffin is recounted in Return of the Ancient Ones ). After the Marquis death, Henry Turner began recovering the titles to all of the land and rights granted under his father’s name; including the Maison Rouge Grant, the de Bastrop Grant and the Crozat Grant.

Link
Posted by: Besoeker   2021-07-03 16:04  

#27  Total gaslighting when listening to the news. All they would say is that it was a militia group, implying white supremacists. Even the state patrol spokesman wouldn't give any description. Cowards all.
Posted by: Thraviling Thromons4323   2021-07-03 15:41  

#26  The Southern Poverty Law Center gets much wrong, mostly about anything white-related or even slightly on the right side of the aisle, but Dron’s link is quite useful.
Posted by: trailing wife   2021-07-03 15:02  

#25  More interesting reading at the SPLC site.
Posted by: Dron66046   2021-07-03 14:11  

#24  Thank you, Spoter B. Very interesting reading.
Posted by: Dron66046   2021-07-03 13:53  

#23  Irony is, the law of the land will go all out and ensure due process.
Posted by: Dron66046   2021-07-03 13:47  

#22  They do not recognize the law of this land…. But will not hesitate to sue once one of them is shot by the police.
Posted by: Airandee   2021-07-03 13:42  

#21  Oh, and they are also a heretical branch of Islam with their own secret addition to the Koran. Spoter B’s Rise of The Moors link has more than anyone wants to know about their ahistorical fancies.
Posted by: trailing wife   2021-07-03 13:01  

#20  The Moorish Sovereign Citizens movement, also known as the Indigenous Moors, have the queer idea that they’re the native people of North America and therefore entitled to ignore U.S. laws and retake title to any property that catches their eye, which they’ve done with distressing regularity since the 1990s. Both the Indigenous Moors and the Nation of Islam split off from the Moorish Science Temple movement that started a century ago. Black Lives Matter intersects with them and Antifa; the Not Fucking Around Coalition has their own peculiar take on the same entitled Black Separatist notions, with a slightly different mysticism.

They show up here with some regularity — Page 1: WoT os definitely the right choice, article moved to Firth Column.
Posted by: trailing wife   2021-07-03 12:41  

#19  The group claimed to be American nationals but not US citizens. They have a Moroccan flag.
Posted by: Bobby   2021-07-03 12:24  

#18  Why don't we and they just agree to separate?

Let the Wakandan/Moors have some abandoned air bases somewhere. Plus Detroit, Baltimore and Groot's Chicago
Posted by: Spanky Big Foot2334   2021-07-03 12:10  

#17  ^ Snark of the Day Mod Category
Posted by: Matt   2021-07-03 12:05  

#16  ....claiming to be from a group "that does not recognize our laws,"

US Gov't agents then ?
Posted by: Besoeker   2021-07-03 12:03  

#15  Obviously all the gun sales have not gone to white supremacists in fly over country.
Posted by: Spoter B   2021-07-03 12:02  

#14  Rise of the Moorons
Posted by: Maggie Gurly-Brown2763   2021-07-03 11:59  

#13  Now it's eleven of them (15 min. ago).
Posted by: Raj   2021-07-03 11:56  

#12  Mass. staties say they arrested two of them.
Posted by: Raj   2021-07-03 11:53  

#11  BINAI - But it's not an Insurrectionâ„¢
Posted by: M. Murcek   2021-07-03 11:51  

#10  bringing the fez back into fashion!
Posted by: Retard Strength   2021-07-03 11:48  

#9  Yet we'll still hear that "white supremacists" are a terrorist threat.
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2021-07-03 11:42  

#8  http://www.riseofthemoors.org/
Posted by: Spoter B   2021-07-03 11:37  

#7  https://boston.cbslocal.com/2021/07/03/rise-of-moors-moorish-american-arms-wakefield-standoff-i95/

Nothing to see here.
Posted by: Spoter B   2021-07-03 11:36  

#6  As of 0820 Pacific, CBS and Mail reporting "Moors" in custody. AP still vamping on "sovcits."
Posted by: Omeque Snamp6347   2021-07-03 11:25  

#5  AP update:

https://apnews.com/article/armed-standoff-wakefield-massachusetts-9ee61b69ca96bb5ce212f56651f0dd11

Rise of the Moors.
Posted by: Spoter B   2021-07-03 11:23  

#4  Suspects of no description... I know which way to bet.
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2021-07-03 11:04  

#3  This is the Mass State Police twitter feed covering the situation. I don't think there'll be much press coverage until they figure out whether the headline is "White Supremacists Run Amok" or "Heroic African-Americans Protest Centuries of Oppression".
Posted by: Matt   2021-07-03 10:35  

#2  Whatever else it sure demonstrates how easy it is to cut off a major artery. Time was that panic was the last resort.
Posted by: Cesare   2021-07-03 10:30  

#1  This could get interesting....
Posted by: Spoter B   2021-07-03 10:23  

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