“This event is not for soft-conservatives, but those who are bold.”

That is the call to arms on the Facebook page for the “God, Guns and Trump Rally” planned for Saturday afternoon in front of the Lane County Courthouse in Eugene.

The rally’s organizers are encouraging participants to carry and proudly display their guns. Eugene TV station KEZI reports that “more than 40 people” are expected to participate.

The event, coming on the heels of mass shootings in Texas and Ohio over the weekend that killed at least 31 people, is expected to bring out protesters. “God, Guns and Trump Rally” organizer Jamie Burnett, who claims membership in the militia group Oregon III%, appears untroubled by the possibility of meeting resistance on Saturday.

“I’d rather less opposition but it doesn’t really matter to me either way,” he told KEZI.

He added: "We don't support any white nationalist groups or neo-nazis, anything like that."

Oregon III% backed the Oregon Republican state senators who fled the state in June to prevent passage of a climate bill. The group promised to defend the senators when Gov. Kate Brown instructed state troopers to find the missing legislators.

“We will stand together with unwavering resolve, doing whatever it takes to keep these senators safe,” the group stated at the time.

The Eugene “God, Guns, and Trump Rally” on Saturday will take place the same day as the Eugene-Springfield Pride in the Park festival at Alton Baker Park, but Burnett insisted his rally is not protesting the long-established Pride event. He said he supports the LGBT community.

The pro-Trump rally, Burnett said, is about showing support for the Second Amendment and President Donald Trump.

The graphic promoting the event on Facebook showcases a handgun with “Donald Trump” extravagantly engraved on the barrel. The graphic also references the Bible verse Luke 22:36, which in the New International Version reads: “He said to them, ‘But now if you have a purse, take it, and also a bag; and if you don’t have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one.’”

-- Douglas Perry

@douglasmperry

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