Thread by @FordFischer

A variety of armed groups marched today in Richmond, VA to advocate against gun control and defy local ordinances that ban guns at protests and 20+ round magazines.

"Boogaloo Boy" Mike Dunn brought weapons prohibited signs with bulletholes in them and tossed them to the cops.

Anarcho-capitalist Kal Molinet led a group into Richmond that identified themselves as the "Ron Paul Militia."

In addition to firearms, they carried a framed portrait of libertarian former GOP congressman @RonPaul.

Some Proud Boys attended, and one accused a man wearing a "he/him" patch and carrying a rifle and transgender rights flag of it being a "minor attracted person" flag.

"I hate pedophiles just as much as anyone else," said the armed trans rights activist.

I asked the activist about the intersection between transgender and gun rights.

He says that making it harder to acquire and carry guns makes it harder for minorities to protect themselves.

He uses revoked ability to get concealed carry permit online as an example.

A group including the Huey P. Newton Gun Club, Original Black Panthers, the New Black Panther Party, and BLM757 also marched through Richmond, similarly defying the local gun ordinance.

Boogaloo boys raised their fists in support as they passed.

A Proud Boy asked for dialogue.

I spoke to @JaPharii757 of @BLM757 who says the message of the day is being able to protect against the KKK, police, or any "enemy foreign or domestic."

General Mike Pain of "The Original Black Panthers Of VA" also says he encourages Black gun ownership to protect the home.

Members of the Roanoke County Militia also came armed into Richmond, VA.

They say they support Black Lives Matter but not "marxism" and generally want to unify various political ideologies against gun control.

The only moment of violence I saw all day was when Local Tea Party Chairman Nick Ignacio and former Richmond City Council candidate Mike Dickinson showed up.

A self-proclaimed anti-fascist smacked Dickinson's megaphone, and another person then hit him with a flag pole.

"Boogaloo Boy" Mike Dunn explained the local laws he was breaking (carrying gun at protest, carrying magazines twice the size of legal limit) in front of a cop.

"We're not going to comply with unconstitutional ordinances" he said.

Nobody was arrested today.

One participant showed off his rifle with a 3D-printed lower (this is the part legally defined as the firearm) and explained he likes it because "nobody knows about it!"

He says if he bought it through a dealer, it would have a record.

He likes that his gun is "off the books."

The one moment that drew police pushback was that armed "boogaloo boys" led by Mike Dunn wanted to stand in a line facing a line of cops.

An officer said his men would "appreciate it" if they didn't.

Dunn agreed for his group to stand in a line with their backs to the officers.

"Boogaloo Boy" Mike Dunn argued with Republican Mike Dickinson over the Capitol siege.

Dunn called Dickinson a "bootlicker" for complying with the anti-gun ordinance.

Local Tea Party Chairman Nick Ignacio said both of them are "doing a good job."

An apparent Youtuber wearing a bikini (it was cold out, no idea how she wasn't freezing) did a bizarre interview with Mike Dunn that ended with her putting on a Joe Biden mask.

"Please do not sniff me!" Mike told her. "I don't like Biden or Trump. I think they both suck."

Dunn says his "Boogaloo" group's next move is "preparation. Same as always. Trump hurt the Second Amendment enough. Now we gotta deal with Joe Biden's administration trying to infringe on it as well."

"So we'll see what happens."

Here is my full, HD footage summary reel of the Second Amendment rally today in Richmond, VA that drew a variety of pro-gun groups.

As always, all @N2Sreports footage is available to license.