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they were armed? do you have a source for that? The gun charges were dropped.

kube-system 5y ago
A couple examples here, before, during, and after the attack: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/stun-guns-stinger-whips-crossbow-what-police-found-capitol-protesters-n1254127 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/stun-guns-stinger-whips... If you pop their names into a search engine you can see the DOJ indictments with more info.
- ghufran_syed 5y ago
  How many of those weapons were discharged? And how many were “seized” is not as interesting as how many were being held illegally? The government can illegally seize all sorts of things from citizens, including cash, but the process of doing so doesn’t make the original possession a crime
  - kube-system 5y ago
    I was answering the question about whether any were armed or not, of which, the answer is yes: some absolutely were. Getting a permit to carry in DC is extremely difficult to the point where there's no chance any of the protestors had one. That makes possession illegal. Also, a lack of proper licensing is mentioned several times in the article.
    - ghufran_syed 5y ago
      Hmm, that’s a good point - I’d forgotten that I used to have to leave my firearms in safe territory back in Arlington VA before visiting DC proper
- NoImmatureAdHom 5y ago
  Lol, stun guns. The only weapons that you should take seriously in a situation like that are firearms.
  - divbzero 5y ago
    “Stun guns” are in the headline as an example but the article also describes conventional firearms like handguns and rifles.
    - NoImmatureAdHom 5y ago
      No, you're conflating people who were in DC with the yokels who "stormed" the capitol. As I recall, only one of the yokels had a gun. But it makes for more polarization if we can all make it seem as though they all had guns!
hasdf 5y ago
the blm agitator that was wearing a MAGA hat and was interviewed by cnn was on camera saying he had a knive on him. I think another guy that also turned out to be a disguised democrat had a stun gun. kind of awkward considering the narrative but it is what it is

A couple examples here, before, during, and after the attack: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/stun-guns-stinger-whips-crossbow-what-police-found-capitol-protesters-n1254127 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/stun-guns-stinger-whips... If you pop their names into a search engine you can see the DOJ indictments with more info.

ghufran_syed 5y ago
How many of those weapons were discharged? And how many were “seized” is not as interesting as how many were being held illegally? The government can illegally seize all sorts of things from citizens, including cash, but the process of doing so doesn’t make the original possession a crime
- kube-system 5y ago
  I was answering the question about whether any were armed or not, of which, the answer is yes: some absolutely were. Getting a permit to carry in DC is extremely difficult to the point where there's no chance any of the protestors had one. That makes possession illegal. Also, a lack of proper licensing is mentioned several times in the article.
  - ghufran_syed 5y ago
    Hmm, that’s a good point - I’d forgotten that I used to have to leave my firearms in safe territory back in Arlington VA before visiting DC proper
NoImmatureAdHom 5y ago
Lol, stun guns. The only weapons that you should take seriously in a situation like that are firearms.
- divbzero 5y ago
  “Stun guns” are in the headline as an example but the article also describes conventional firearms like handguns and rifles.
  - NoImmatureAdHom 5y ago
    No, you're conflating people who were in DC with the yokels who "stormed" the capitol. As I recall, only one of the yokels had a gun. But it makes for more polarization if we can all make it seem as though they all had guns!

hasdf 5y ago

the blm agitator that was wearing a MAGA hat and was interviewed by cnn was on camera saying he had a knive on him. I think another guy that also turned out to be a disguised democrat had a stun gun. kind of awkward considering the narrative but it is what it is