If there’s a protest with 200 people openly armed and standing in ranks, I imagine it would keep the 50 ICE clerks far enough back that they couldn’t kick old ladies or shove photographers. I also imagine they would quickly call it an illegal demonstration and bust out the tear gas.
If there’s a protest with 200 people scattered through the crowd with concealed handguns, it’s not going to change ICE tactics at all.
we have a history of armed protests in this country and they have never escalated into confrontation. the black panthers marched armed and were left alone. i know that doesn’t mean it’ll be that way always but it is a tactic that has worked well. the problem is yes, fascists use resistance as evidence of violence and the need to control their opposition, but resistance is still the answer. nothing will do will be innocent enough to be ignored. we will never win by ceding any ground.
it shouldn’t be a random carrying event, it should be coordinated. it should be something organized within the protest.
If there’s a protest with 200 people openly armed and standing in ranks, I imagine it would keep the 50 ICE clerks far enough back that they couldn’t kick old ladies or shove photographers. I also imagine they would quickly call it an illegal demonstration and bust out the tear gas.
If there’s a protest with 200 people scattered through the crowd with concealed handguns, it’s not going to change ICE tactics at all.
we have a history of armed protests in this country and they have never escalated into confrontation. the black panthers marched armed and were left alone. i know that doesn’t mean it’ll be that way always but it is a tactic that has worked well. the problem is yes, fascists use resistance as evidence of violence and the need to control their opposition, but resistance is still the answer. nothing will do will be innocent enough to be ignored. we will never win by ceding any ground.
it shouldn’t be a random carrying event, it should be coordinated. it should be something organized within the protest.