Convicted for the Crime of Self-Defense in Portland

By Jeff Knox

USA – -(Ammoland.com)- A video journalist in Oregon is facing hard time for brandishing a gun to defend himself from an angry mob.

The journalist, Michael Strickland, was covering a Black Lives Matter protest march in Portland on July 7, 2016 – the same day that a BLM supporter in Dallas murdered 5 police officers and injured 9 others, along with 2 civilians during a BLM march in that city.

Strickland is a fixture at left-wing events, and is well-known among organizers and participants for his mocking YouTube channel called Laughing at Liberals. His activities are not popular with these groups, or with local politicians, and at some recent events, protesters have violently confronted him.

In the past he has been physically assaulted, sustaining a broken arm, and has had camera equipment stolen.

During the Portland July 7, 2016 protest, a mob of masked, black-clad “anarchists” spotted Strickland, pushed him around, and ordered him to leave.