Handgun removed from disruptive Assembly attendee wearing red
An email was sent to the Anchorage Assembly this evening following the removal of a disruptive man from the Assembly chambers. The email raised serious concerns, claiming that a "small handgun" was seized from the man during a search.
According to the Anchorage Police Department, the man was arrested on a charge of disorderly conduct and was also found to be carrying a concealed gun. A series of photographs shared on Twitter by Anchorage Daily News photojournalist Loren Holmes confirmed the handgun's removal.
"Save Anchorage" members were encouraged to wear red-colored clothing at a series of Anchorage Assembly meetings this week by Eagle River Assemblyperson Jamie Allard. The man depicted in the photograph appears to be wearing a red shirt, but it is unknown whether he is a Save Anchorage member.
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The email sent to the Assembly can be read below:
"While exiting the Assembly meeting this evening, I watched as APD handcuffed and body searched the fanatic that was removed from the Assembly Chambers. APD removed a small handgun from the waste-band of this right-wing radical.
This is the unacceptable danger that the Republican Party has unleashed in our great state; endangering the lives of everyone attending a public hot poker meeting. It's time for the council to clear the Chambers when the crowd starts to chant and continue misbehaving after being given way too many warnings."
This post has been updated with additional information
