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I'll Google for you, but that's it for me in this conversation. * Decent but not exhaustive summary of the myth you're parroting: https://www.factcheck.org/202
by HelloMcFly 5y ago
I'll Google for you, but that's it for me in this conversation.
* Decent but not exhaustive summary of the myth you're parroting: https://www.factcheck.org/2021/03/capitol-protesters-were-armed-with-variety-of-weapons/ https://www.factcheck.org/2021/03/capitol-protesters-were-ar...
* Another one from NPR that gets into more specifics: https://www.npr.org/2021/03/19/977879589/yes-capitol-rioters-were-armed-here-are-the-weapons-prosecutors-say-they-used https://www.npr.org/2021/03/19/977879589/yes-capitol-rioters...
* Admission of rioter that he had firearms, agrees to cooperate further: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/january-6-capitol-riot-oath-keeper-mark-grods-guilty-plea-cooperation/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/january-6-capitol-riot-oath-kee...
* Discusses Oath Keepers' chats and them clearly communicating intent, including their "quick reaction force" with an "arsenal" ready if needed: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/06/january-6-conspiracy-congress-insurrection-oath-keepers-trump-roger-stone/ https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/06/january-6-consp...
* Description weapons, focusing on two individuals in particular: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/capitol-riot-weapons-deadly-dangerous/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/capitol-riot-weapons-deadly-dan...
* Database from NPR on those charged (CTRL+F "weapon"): https://www.npr.org/2021/02/09/965472049/the-capitol-siege-the-arrested-and-their-stories https://www.npr.org/2021/02/09/965472049/the-capitol-siege-t...
Also watch basically any video reconstruction to see any number of people treating any number of objects like clubs. But I'm not going to rewatch the videos to find the timestamps. And now that I've jumped through your hope, I'll reinforce a key point: the vast, vast majority of rioters (both that entered and just lingered outside the capitol) were not searched.
- textgel 5y agoFrom you > They had guns, nooses, there were chat logs, etc. This is not conjecture. Stop trying to wiggle out of this. You said armed with guns. Don't try and move this over suddenly to "Clubs" because your bs has been called.
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