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27 Jul, 7 tweets, 3 min read
Temporarily leaving aside the presence of numerous other weapons: Yes, some people in the Capitol crowd had guns.

Because most of the people present were not arrested that day, we may never know how many guns. But there were some, according to federal prosecutors. Quick thread:
Guy Reffitt has been charged with illegally carrying a gun on Capitol grounds. cnn.com/2021/06/17/pol…
A now-former DEA agent, Mark Ibrahim, is accused of illegally carrying his government-issued gun on Capitol grounds (and showing it off to others there). You can see the gun in photos: cbsnews.com/news/mark-ibra…
Another man, Christopher Alberts, was arrested on January 6 after allegedly carrying a gun on Capitol grounds; an officer alleges they noticed the bulge, spotted the gun, and detained Alberts after he tried to flee. cnn.com/2021/02/25/pol…
In addition to the charges over guns in the Capitol crowd: A fourth man, Lonnie Coffman, has been accused of parking a vehicle that contained guns and Molotov cocktails near the Capitol that day. cnn.com/2021/01/08/pol…
A fifth man, Cleveland Meredith Jr., is accused of possessing unregistered weapons in DC; he allegedly showed up too late for the riot but talked about killing Pelosi and had "a Glock 19, nine millimeter pistol, a Tavor X95 assault rifle" in truck trailer. justice.gov/opa/page/file/…
In summary: We don't yet have a full list of the firearms present at the Capitol on the 6th, and we may never, but there were certainly some. Officers are clearly not lying/fantasizing/being dramatic when they say they were fearful of there being some.

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