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COEUR d'ALENE - "The Second Amendment isn't about firearms. It's about freedom," Brent Regan said.

He stood outside the Gladys Buroker Building at the Kootenai County Fairgrounds on Saturday afternoon, following a speech he gave to a lively crowd at the Patriots' Day Idaho Oath Keepers Second Amendment Rally.

"Other people don't have the right to tell you that you can't defend yourself in certain ways if you're presented with force," he said. "The Second Amendment was put in to make sure it was clear that the government shouldn't infringe on that right, because confiscation was one of the first acts that the British tried to do to subdue colonists."

Regan, an engineer from Coeur d'Alene, spoke about some issues coming up in the primary election.

"The Idaho lands issue is probably the least understood, but probably one of the most important things that we've got," he said. "I wanted to correct some of the misinformation that's going on about the state exchange. Those are the two big things."

He joined at least 150 people in frank discussions about patriotism, liberty, gun rights and the future of the nation.

"We're here to show our support for many things," said Oath Keeper Tia Avery of Moyie Springs. "The Second Amendment being probably the first one, as we really do start standing up and fighting back, instead of letting politicians walk on us."

Avery and Kortni Roy, also of Moyie Springs, held high an American flag and a flag with the words, "Don't tread on me." Both women said they are fully trained in firearm use, and Avery pointed out the .45 caliber handgun holstered on her hip.

"People just need to start being more aware," Roy said. "If they don't, they're going to lose it all."

Roy, who works at a truck stop, said her firearm serves as security.

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