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Re:U.S. Justice Department forming unit to counter domestic ... by twofornone on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @05:38PM (#29899309)
But no guns. Why would they plan a violent insurrection/coup without guns? Moreover, the "handheld weapons" consisted largely of sticks and flagpoles, with some bearspray...you know, things you'd bring to a riot? And zipties were found on one or two participants.

The only disingenuousness here is the attempt to manufacture an insurrection out of a riot.

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Re:U.S. Justice Department forming unit to counter domestic ... by danans on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @06:30PM (#29899988)
> Why would they plan a violent insurrection/coup without guns?

To minimize the chances they got shot at by police (only 1 person was). They wanted to overturn the election, not die.

But just in case they needed it, this group had an armed backup force waiting at a hotel in VA:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/quick-reac...

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Re:U.S. Justice Department forming unit to counter domestic ... by beams_of_light on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @05:48PM (#29899475)
Several of the insurrectionists did have guns. The protest began peacefully, and turned violent following Trump's speech, where he urged the crowd to "fight like hell". These people aren't normal like you and I. They are extremely impressionable and subject to radicalization. Listen to the Channel 5 interview with the QAnon Shaman on YouTube. Does that strike you as someone that is capable of functioning in civil society?
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