New Jersey gym owners squaring off with Gov. Murphy kick down the barricades at entrance

The owners of Atilis gymin New Jerseyreopened on Saturday by kicking down the wooden barricadesauthorities used to block their entrance amid coronavirus restrictions. Co-owner Ian Smith posted a video of himself and his business partner, Frank Trumbetti, kicking the barriers and entering as a crowd cheers their decision. The dramatic display indicated that the months-long standoff between Gov. Phil Murphy and the gym owners wasnt finished. Smiths caption contained a defiant message for New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy: "You will not trample one sic our rights and you will not destroy our lives. We will not back down. Ever. "Smith added: "Please share this to show what lengths we have to go to just to make a living for our families. "NEW JERSEY GYM OWNER DEFIANT AFTER ARREST FOR VIOLATING STAY-AT-HOME ORDER: IM NOT AFRAID OF TYRANTSThe gym owners story has become a symbol of American business owners frustration with authorities blocking their livelihoods during the pandemic. Some, like Trumbetti and Smith, have been arrested or fined for attempting to reopen despite shutdowns in their respective jurisdictions. Smith and Trumbetti were arrested on Monday after they defied a court order allowing authorities to shut down their business. By Friday, Smith had apparently been released as he posted a video of himself announcing his decision to knock down the wooden barriers. New Jersey authorities, he said, erected those barriers after he and others removed the doors from their hinges in order to prevent the state from once again changing the locks. "Tyrants use force to exercise their will - threat of imprisonment, financial ruin, and more," Smith wrote on Instagram. JUDGE NAPOLITANO: NJ GOVERNOR IS A FRAUD, MAKING UP HIS OWN LAWS"And a tyrant is what we have in office. No science, no data, only conclusive statements with no proof. We presented a plan, a sensible one and opened responsibly - and you decided to make it personal, so now