Thread by @ryanjreilly

Hearing now underway for Matthew Loganbill, who admitted to the FBI he told a Capitol officer "we came peacefully this time,” but that “it would be different if we have to come again.”

He also commented sarcastically on Facebook: "I'm just a dumb ‘terrorist' I guess.”

Loganbill’s case featured this pretty memorable footnote:

https://twitter.com/ryanjreilly/status/1376577378382704645

Loganbill is the owner of Tooth and Nail Armory in Missouri, but the value of that business isn’t liquid. Loganbill is going to get a court-appointed lawyer for the time-being, but may have to reimburse the cost of his defense down the line.

Federal prosecutor says Loganbill, a federal firearms dealer, may have violated the terms of his conditions of release. Government learned that Loganbill participated in a shooting match on July 10.

Feds say he posted results of a shooting competition on his business’ website. Here’s a screenshot from the website. Defense wants him allowed to shoot weapons as part of his work as a firearms trainer.

Loganbill tells judge that his gun training sessions end in a competition. Feds say they thought the conditions were clear and that Loganbill was only allowed to transfer firearms as a FFL, not shoot them or train others.

Loganbill tells judge “there’s no way that I can train somebody in firearms” if he can’t touch guns. Says he’s the only employee of his gun range, and his wife has started a bed & breakfast to supplement their income.

Government wants to make gun conditions clear so there’s no further mixups. Judge says he’s reluctant to damage his business, and that training people how to properly use firearms is not a bad thing. Says Loganbill may be able to work out a deal that avoids a felony conviction.

Judge says his main interest is making sure that Loganbill doesn’t have any guns in his home. Loganbill says his gun range is about five miles from his home. Judge says he doesn’t see any reason why he needs to handle guns outside of his gun range.

Hearing over after everybody got on the same page about what Loganbill can and cannot do with guns.