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2022-12-15 08:37:24 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 4A6F01021E2A0EC82F114ED932E8FE5A453DBFED1FD8DDC5F3608AF552C6C36B
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The crowd that attempted an insurrection of the US Capitol on January 6, was armed. Mark Mezza pleaded guilty to carrying a loaded gun on Capitol grounds and assaulting law enforcement officers that day. Over 80 others list weapons charges by the DOJ for J6. https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/indiana-man-pleads-guilty-carrying-gun-and-assaulting-law-enforcement-officers-jan-6 https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/capitol-breach-cases?combine=weapon https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/21/politics/january-6-capitol-rioter-guns-sentenced/index.html https://www.npr.org/2021/03/19/977879589/yes-capitol-rioters-were-armed-here-are-the-weapons-prosecutors-say-they-used https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/07/08/jan6-defendants-guns/
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