> We respect that Second Amendment right, but those rights don’t count when you riot and assault, delay, obstruct, and impede law enforcement officers — and most especially when you mean to do that beforehand.
Absurd. None of those things happened. Not to mention the accusation of a thought crime. (Once again, without evidence. Bovino just claims he "meant to do that beforehand".)
They just make up shit now, without even the pretense of evidence.
Every American who does not have limitations such as a felony conviction has the right to exercise his or her 2nd amendment rights, hopefully for defense. The guy may have felt like he needed to be able to be prepared to defend himself against protesters of the opposing side, or perhaps the crime rate is a bit high in that district. Maybe he always carries heat for protection.
But should someone bring a gun to a protest ? I think not.
I believe the gun was not the issue when multiple agents took him to the ground and shot him. I believe the gun was found later, after the fact, heck, it could even have been a "throw down" gun. I personally knew a fellow who used to be a police officer in Texas who told me point blank that every officer he knew in the department carried a "throw down" weapon of some sort, presumably so they could justify a deadly action.
Some agent had already grabbed the gun and was running off with it when the 1st shot was fired. It's not possible to argue he was threatening them with it or something then, there was 6+ feet and several people inbetween him and the gun. https://bsky.app/profile/bellingcat.com/post/3md7banbjks2x
Absurd. None of those things happened. Not to mention the accusation of a thought crime. (Once again, without evidence. Bovino just claims he "meant to do that beforehand".)
They just make up shit now, without even the pretense of evidence.