The study examined 560 instances in which individuals – whether the protesters themselves or people who opposed them – brought firearms to demonstrations. In roughly one of every six of those demonstrations, “violent or destructive activity” ensued, the researchers…
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People, including those with the boogaloo movement, demonstrate against business closures due to concern about COVID-19, at the State House in Concord, N.H. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File) There’s a certain segment of the population of…
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Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton details the shooting resulting in the death of Calvin Munerlyn during a press conference on Monday, May 4, 2020 at the Genesee County Prosecutor’s Office in Flint. (Jake May /The…
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Protesters gather outside of the Ohio State House in Columbus, Ohio, Monday, April 20, 2020, to protest the stay home order that is in effect until May 1. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) By Therese Inacker…