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Patriot Prayer group closes Clark College o CLACKAMAS o PRINT Editorial Editor-in-Chief Victoria Dtirling chiefed@clackamas.edu,,’ Managing Editor ; nJared Preble . maned@clackamas.edu Arts & Culture Editor Ian-Van Orden aced@clackamas.edu Sports Editor Jacob Thompson sportsed@clackamas.edu Photo Editor | Jonathan Villagomez photoed@clackam.as.edu Multimedia Editor I Summer Barraza webeditor^cjackamas.edu Design Editor William Farris. Designed@clackamas.edu Tusitala ‘Tiny’ Toese, left, speaks at the protest held Oct. 22 on the Clark College campus. Patriot Prayer members, top, hold signs on the overpass above 1-5. Patriot Prayer members, bottom, march toward the overpass. Announced several days beforehand, C la r k C o lle g e was sh u t down Monday by the college’ s president ih anticipation for a Patriot Prayer ra lly sched uled to be held th a t day. The group of activists, led by Patriot Prayer founder Joey Gibson, gathered at the college around noon carrying signs urging W ashington je sid e n ts to vote no oh In itiative 1639- The m easu re, w h ich seeks to place restrictions on the purchase and ownership o f firearm s, would in cre a se the m in im u m age to purchase semiautomatic rifles from 18 to 21 and require those seeking to purchase a firearm to complete a recognized firearm safety program w ithin the last five years. It would also require dealers to be notified in w riting by the ch ie f of police or sh e riff o f the ju risd ictio n that the purchaser passes a background ON THE COVER: c h e c k r a n t h r o u g h t h e n a t i o n a 1 instant crim inal background check system . The measure also expands some r e s tr ic tio n s p r e v io u sly p laced o nly on the purchase of p isto ls to include all firearm s, including sem iautom atic rifles. The ra lly b egan w ith G ib so n sp eak in g out a g ain st P o rtla n d ’ s Mayor, Ted Wheeler, before moving on to the in itia tiv e . A few other Speakers followed Gibson, including Tusitala ‘Tiny’ Toese, another leader w ithin the group. Though the evénf mostly only drew media attention, as few outside of the group chose to atten d , there were two or three onlookers who sh o u ted d isa g re e m e n ts at the speakers during th e ir speech es. A fte r the sp eech es had end ed , several members of Patriot Prayer, including Toese, began a discussion w ith these people w hich quickly devolved into shouting. A striking moment from the rally came when one o f the attend ees, sporting a Proud Boys hat, began to shout down and throw obscenities at the h e ck le rs. Though P atrio t Prayer has been widely-reported as a violent, fringe group, members o f the movement immediately decried the m an’ s tone stating that i f was not the way they wanted themselves to be represented. Shortly thereafter, Gibson led the group away from the Clark campus to a nearby overpass where they held their signs up for those passing by on 1-5 to see. The group has promised to return to the cam pus on W ednesday in hopes of b rin gin g their m essage to students atten d in g classes on campus. -Ia n Van Orden Autumn is taking over the region, from corn mazes to horror movies. Cover design by William Farris.. Staff £ Shawn Tapley o 4-» c Q- 10 (Ü E CD U JP U <D Rachelle Peiffer Adviser Melissa Jones Melissaj@dackamas.edu The Clackamas Print aims to report the news in an honest, unbiased and pro fessional manner. Content published in The Print is not screened or subject to censorship. < - The Clackamas Print is free, but please take only one copy. Any person remov ing our papers inbulk will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. October 24, 2018
