Ore. Protester: ‘I Have No Intention of Pointing Guns at Anybody that Aren’t Pointing Guns at Me’

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UKNOWN REPORTER: “Carol Costello is asking ‘Are you prepared to open fire on federal agents if you think it is needed?’”

FINICUM: “Of course, when you are raised in this country, we are all raised around firearm as kids and hunting jack rabbits and clinking tin cans. The first thing we are taught as kids is do not point guns as people. So I have no intention of pointing guns at anybody that are not pointing guns at me. So let's just be neighborly. Let's just be kind. Let's be civil. Please don't point guns at me and I shall not point gun at you.”

UNKNOWN REPORTER: “You came here for the demonstration and then you wound up occupying this reserve. Did you have a vision that way more people would join you here at the reserve? Is it possible that you had an idea to get exposure for your cause and something went sideways?”

FINICUM: “Let me explain something. I had no intention of being here. I came up here from Arizona to a place some flowers on the Hammonds front door to show sympathy. I did not know that this was going to go down. It was the meeting just before that March that the Bundy boys, which I am good friends with, said we need to do more than just March and hold signs. He said this is what we're going to do. And I road with them once. And so by dang it I'll ride with them again. So I'm here and I did not know I was going to be here. I thought I was going to be home, but here I am."