WestVirginiaRebel Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 sfgate.com:(11-03) 19:05 PDT OAKLAND -- Oakland developer Phil Tagami is used to working behind the scenes to broker some of the biggest deals in town. Late Wednesday, he was using different persuasive skills - holding a loaded shotgun to scare away rioters trying to get into a downtown building."We had people who were attempted to break into our building," the landmark Rotunda Building on Frank Ogawa Plaza outside City Hall, Tagami said Thursday. He grabbed a shotgun that he usually keeps at home, went down to the ground floor and "discouraged them," he said."I was standing there and they saw me there, and I lifted it - I didn't point it - I just held it in my hands," Tagami said. "And I just racked it, and they ran."Although they didn't get inside the building - Tagami, 46, oversaw its $50 million renovation and has an office there - vandals did scrawl graffiti on the outside walls during the post-midnight riot that broke out after Occupy Oakland's daylong general strike.________Why we have a 2nd amendment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCTexan Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 Why we have a 2nd amendment. Very true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clearvision Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 The 2nd amendment to protect us from the 1st amendment gone wild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltbag Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 I was wondering when all the property rights and people with shotguns would kick in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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