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2021-10-17 16:05:07 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 473AF874EB3F317FDAC1425313626363006313AF236C4BCF764AAEEEB23D0B7D
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no one is pointing at the gallows as a sign that it was an armed insurrection, they are pointing to the amount of guns, ammunition, pole-arms, bats, knives, cudgels, bear mace, etc., that the insurrection was armed. https://www.npr.org/2021/03/19/977879589/yes-capitol-rioters-were-armed-here-are-the-weapons-prosecutors-say-they-used https://www.cbsnews.com/news/capitol-riot-weapons-deadly-dangerous/ https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2021/09/trump-extremists-guns-january-6-insurrection-congress-domestic-terrorism/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/rare-weapons-charge-capitol-riot/2021/06/17/9abef4ec-cf94-11eb-8cd2-4e95230cfac2_story.html https://www.factcheck.org/2021/03/capitol-protesters-were-armed-with-variety-of-weapons/ https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-protest-cases-insight/arrested-capitol-rioters-had-guns-and-bombs-everyday-careers-and-olympic-medals-idUSKBN29J2V8
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