[timkpaine]

This statement is, of course, false. They did bring weapons.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/07/08/jan6-defe...

https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/missouri-man-sentenced-fe...

https://www.npr.org/2021/03/19/977879589/yes-capitol-rioters...

[declan_roberts]

Which one was JAN6?

[dralley]

>But I don't blame you for believing the protesters carried weapons into the capitol. it's because of the intentional framing of the media and the government.

They literally did carry weapons into the capital. There are many instances of this. People have been tried and convicted on those charges. You can literally see weapons present on them in pictures:

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/jan-6-de...

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/trump-su...

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/jan-6-ri...

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/jan-6-ri...

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/capitol-...

[BlueParanoia]

If you watched the video where Babbit got shot, there was literally a man in the corner of the hallway with a rifle and camo