Bottom line
Yeager said: “Vice President [Joe] Biden is asking the president to bypass Congress and use executive privilege, executive order to ban assault rifles and to impose stricter gun control. F*ck that.”
“I’m telling you that if that happens, it’s going to spark a civil war, and I’ll be glad to fire the first shot. I’m not putting up with it. You shouldn’t put up with it. And I need all you patriots to start thinking about what you’re going to do, load your damn mags, make sure your rifle’s clean, pack a backpack with some food in it and get ready to fight.”
“I’m not f*cking putting up with this. I’m not letting my country be ruled by a dictator. I’m not letting anybody take my guns! If it goes one inch further, I’m going to start killing people.”
I don't think Yeager crossed the line into criminal threatening. If it did then why didn't they arrest him and charge him with said crime? They didn't because they know it won't fly. It clearly didn't- it was vague and non specific. What he said is not that much different than when a few million Americans all spouted after 9/11 "If they hit us again I am going to start killing towelheads" etc. Threats have to be specific and appear credible before someone can get arrested for making them. If people got arrested every time someone made a vague threat the jails would be full. Basically he said what we are all thinking, we can still think for ourselves correct?
Rutherford chimes in
https://www.rutherford.org/publications_resources/john_whiteheads_commentary/government_violence_the_missing_link_in_the_gun_control_debate
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