US air force to grant military honors to Capitol rioter fatally shot on January 6

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35. They were M-4s but would have been devastating if used.

One of the amazing things of that day remains the discipline of law enforcement. One single round was fired in defense and that was because there was no other choice based on where members of Congress were in relationship to Ashley Babbit. Their job is to protect the institution and it was not well executed but their primary was to ensure the continuity of government through the protection of the members of Congress and there they passed.
I have said this many times before hear and in other places. Democracy was saved by cops on 1/6. US Capitol police, Metropolitan Police, Maryland State Troopers, Virginia State Troopers, Fairfax, Arlington, Alexandria, Montgomery, Prince George’s, Prince William, hell, even State Troopers got to the Capitol
Before the National Guard.

You can motherfuck them all you want here, but mostly local with a smattering of Federal Police saved democracy