You're arguing against a strawman if you think the claim is "Every Trump supporter who turned up to the Capitol was part of an armed militia attempting to viole

You're arguing against a strawman if you think the claim is "Every Trump supporter who turned up to the Capitol was part of an armed militia attempting to violently take over the government". The claim is merely that among the Trump supporters were some armed individuals who were prepared to do whatever it took to stop the process of counting the electoral votes, which would have potentially been enough to change the outcome of the election. The fact that his supporters almost succeeded despite most of them not being armed should be a cause for more concern rather than less, since it shows what a soft target they were attacking (and presumably some were at least subconsciously aware of that, which might have influenced their decision to not bring their weapons). Anyway, as for your specific claim that they "left their guns at home", I refer you to this[0] article from last year: "At least three people arrested in connection with the insurrection are facing charges for carrying firearms on Capitol grounds. At least eight others carried knives or tasers at the Capitol, including two defendants who allegedly committed assaults with tasers, according to FBI and court documents. Multiple others arrested downtown and in the vicinity of the Capitol had rifles, pistols, explosive materials, and large supplies of ammunition. And communications among numerous January 6 suspects detailed in court documents indicate that many of their fellow insurrectionists were armed with guns." [0] https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2021/09/trump-extremists-guns-january-6-insurrection-congress-domestic-terrorism/ https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2021/09/trump-extr...