Chief Kessler drama continues? Gilberton, PA under militia rule?

[Ronin13]

I've searched and searched and outside of leftist propaganda machines, I cannot find a single reputable source discussing what's going on in Gilberton, PA- the town where their Police Chief who made those youtube videos cussing out libtards resides with his "Constitutional Security Force" (CSF). According to a bunch of very left rags, like Huffpo, Kessler's "militia" has taken over the town and blocked a public meeting, and patrol the streets. Yet, somehow, there is a "media blackout" as not even PMSNBC is all over this, which is baffling, because it completely fits the agenda that "right wing, gun nuts are the enemy." But I read through a Huffpo "article" about this supposed "takeover" and the author- who is none other than Josh Horwitz- executive director of Coalition to Stop Gun Violence (clearly a very objective individual)- talks about how Oath Keepers and the 3%ers are both "anti-government extremist groups". Kessler is not welcome in Oath Keepers, they don't want him. And it says a lot of negative things about militias.
Read at own risk:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/josh-horwitz/the-town-the-militia-took_b_3694293.html

But I'm curious as to why there are not any more legitimate or reputable sources on this, or even sources from the other side like Breitbart and The Blaze. Something doesn't smell right, and I don't know what's really going on in Gilberton, but some of the fringe left is getting awful riled up on this...

[kawiracer14]

http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/07/31/3534906/pa-police-chief-suspended-after.html


Pa. police chief suspended after video profanities


THE ASSOCIATED PRESSGILBERTON, Pa. -- A small-town police chief who appears in online videos using profanity and shooting automatic weapons has been suspended for 30 days without pay.
The borough council of Gilberton voted 5-1 at a meeting Wednesday night to suspend Chief Mark Kessler, saying he misused borough property. It said he used the weapons without permission.
Kessler has said he made the videos to draw attention to the erosion of the constitutional rights of free speech and to bear arms and he increasingly fears a government out of control.
He said after the meeting that he wouldn't apologize for making the videos and didn't regret having done so. He said he looked forward to getting back to work after the suspension.
Gun rights activists descended on the community of about 800 people, in Schuylkill County in eastern Pennsylvania's anthracite coal country, to show support for Kessler, some carrying flags and displaying weapons.
In one video, Kessler criticizes U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's support of a United Nations treaty aimed at controlling the international arms trade, which some gun rights advocates fear could lead to restrictions on domestic weapons. Kessler then fires a weapon and screams, "Come and get it!"
Gilberton Mayor Mary Lou Hannon has said she found the language in the videos offensive and she understood that others did as well.
"I think it's blackened our eye a little, but we are a strong community," Hannon said after the meeting. "We will go on from here."
Officials have said that Kessler bought the weapons with his own money and donated them to the police department, an action approved by the council. Kessler told PennLive.com on Wednesday that he also donated the ammunition used in the videos.

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/07/31/3534906/pa-police-chief-suspended-after.html#storylink=cpy

[kawiracer14]

This article says the State Police are patrolling the town now: http://www.keystonepolitics.com/2013/08/could-mark-kesslers-paramilitary-group-take-over-the-gilberton-police-department/

[davsel]

Hadn't heard of them till now.

http://chiefkessler.com/ (http://chiefkessler.com/)

http://beforeitsnews.com/u-s-politics/2013/04/civilian-militia-expands-to-38-states-to-protect-consitution-2446340.html?utm_medium=twitter&utm_term=http%3A%2F%2Fb4in.info%2Fj1CU&utm_campaign=&utm_source=http%3A%2F%2Fbeforeitsnews.com%2Fr2%2F% 3Furl%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fb4in.info%2Fj1CU&utm_content=awesm-publisher (http://beforeitsnews.com/u-s-politics/2013/04/civilian-militia-expands-to-38-states-to-protect-consitution-2446340.html?utm_medium=twitter&utm_term=http%3A%2F%2Fb4in.info%2Fj1CU&utm_campaign=&utm_source=http%3A%2F%2Fbeforeitsnews.com%2Fr2%2F% 3Furl%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fb4in.info%2Fj1CU&utm_content=awesm-publisher)

[def90]

Hadn't heard of them till now.

http://chiefkessler.com/ (http://chiefkessler.com/)



Kessler:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QQW0RswpQ4

[sniper7]

I think he should run for president.

[palepainter]

:) I loved his apology speech.