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In the wake of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, a popular narrative has emerged: that because rioters did not fire guns that day, they were not really "armed."
But a review of the federal charges against the alleged rioters shows that they did come armed, and with a variety of weapons: stun guns, pepper spray, baseball bats and flagpoles wielded as clubs. An additional suspect also allegedly planted pipe bombs by the headquarters of the Democratic and Republican parties the night before the riot and remains at large.
Those weapons brought violence and chaos to the Capitol. Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick died one day after two rioters allegedly sprayed him and other officers with what prosecutors describe as an "unknown chemical substance." Four other people in the crowd died in the insurrection, and more than 100 police officers suffered injuries, including cracked ribs, gouged eyes and shattered spinal disks.
Some supporters of former President Donald Trump have argued that the dangerousness of the Capitol rioters has been overblown. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., has said, for example, "This didn't seem like an armed insurrection to me."
Much more at:
https://www.npr.org/2021/03/19/977879589/yes-capitol-rioters-were-armed-here-are-the-weapons-prosecutors-say-they-used
soothsayer
(38,601 posts)Malcolm Nance IDd the model. Something with a tan or beige handle and clip.
Blues Heron
(5,932 posts)Sanity Claws
(21,848 posts)sanatanadharma
(3,705 posts)Or, to put it another way, they say sticks and stones can be lethal.
The insurrectionists were armed to kill.
Cosmocat
(14,564 posts)nm
FakeNoose
(32,639 posts)... as well as clubs. I've taken part in many civil protests were handheld signs could only be used and displayed if no sticks or handles were attached. (i.e., cardboard signs must be held in the hands.) Handheld flags should not be allowed if attached to poles or sticks of any kind. It's well-known by law enforcement how those sticks and poles can suddenly become deadly weapons. And yet many of the insurrectionists on January 6th were carrying large flags attached to metal flagpoles (makeshift weapons) as well as many protest signs attached to long sticks.
Kid Berwyn
(14,904 posts)The guy was taped walking around at Dumpys pep talk with the help of an aluminum crutch.
Later, I believe, the same turd seemed miraculously mobile as he used it to beat a fallen officer on the Capitol steps.
Marcuse
(7,480 posts)redstatebluegirl
(12,265 posts)They knew DC was not a place they could open carry like back home. That is why I say this was premeditated, they came prepared for battle.
UpInArms
(51,283 posts)Ferrets are Cool
(21,106 posts)Fucking moran.