Hundreds of Bikers Roar Into Waco and Protest Jailing of Fellow Bikers Over Deadly Shooting

WACO, Texas (TheBlaze/AP) — About 300 bikers protested Sunday outside a courthouse in Waco over the continued jailing of more than 100 bikers, friends and family members three weeks after a deadly shootout at a restaurant.

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Bikers circled the jail and detention center twice before parking in front of the courthouse. Then they proclaimed their constitutional rights and held signs outside the McLennan County courthouse.

#bikerrally in downtown #Waco. pic.twitter.com/rA3oxfi19E

— Cassie L. Smith (@SmithCassie) June 7, 2015

#bikerrally pic.twitter.com/g0S70Wa3dk

— Cassie L. Smith (@SmithCassie) June 7, 2015

Five people who told the Waco Tribune they're with a group called Come and Take It showed up at the rally openly carrying rifles. They told the paper they don't own motorcycles.

At the #bikerrally in downtown #Waco. pic.twitter.com/FGoA0OBLez

— Cassie L. Smith (@SmithCassie) June 7, 2015

The protest was organized by the Dallas chapter of the Sons of Liberty motorcycle club.

Large group just showed up to the #bikerrally in downtown #Waco. pic.twitter.com/h1RovGvbha

— Cassie L. Smith (@SmithCassie) June 7, 2015

The Confederation of Clubs and Independents urged members in an email to avoid the protest so as not to "exacerbate what is already a highly charged" situation. That group is the one that organized the May 17 meeting at a roadside restaurant that ended in gunfire.

Nine people were killed and 18 injured.

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