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    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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        23 hours ago

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

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          21 hours ago

          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.

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        21 hours ago

        Yeah it’s really annoying. Last time I went protesting I came home to troops quartered in my house.

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      21 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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          Makes sense for constitutional carry states. I’d imagine in other permit states, like Minnesota, it’s governed by the laws around permitting and carrying since they are applying restrictions rather than legalizing something that is otherwise illegal.

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        21 hours ago

        You’re going to have to provide a specific citation for that. If you’re talking about 2A, that right to bear arms is already not a right to carry anywhere at any time.