Far-right groups hold gun-rights rally in Oregon park, threaten media

A weekend gathering billed as a Second Amendment rally in Salem led to far-right groups tied to the Jan. 6 Capitol invasion taking control of a public park.

The Saturday event, promoted online as “May Day 2A Rally,” saw 100 to 200 attendees at Salem’s Riverfront Park in a show of support for their Second Amendment rights. The Proud Boys, a “western chauvinist” group who have violently clashed with members of the anti-fascist movement, provided “security” and co-sponsored the event.