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    24 hours ago

    In many states, it is illegal to bring weapons of any kind to a protest or demonstration, often whether said event has permits or not.

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      20 hours ago

      I’m not aware of any law in Minnesota that makes this illegal but most of the protests here start, end or are entirely on state/federal government property where it is illegal to carry.

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        20 hours ago

        Might well be true. Of note, where there is such a law, they’ll generally be referring to any weapons, and not only firearms.

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        22 hours ago

        Bring sporting equipment. Golf, hockey, baseball - all very popular athletic pursuits.

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          The J6 Insurrectionists have insisted that the J6 Traitors were unarmed, and the bats, cattle prods, chains, spears, flagpoles, etc. weren’t weapons, so that made J6 a “peaceful” demonstration.

          Perhaps we should give them a taste of their version of a peaceful demonstration.