Starting in 2020, citizens with guns are attending rallies and protests in greater frequency. The Times found that of over 700 demonstrations, at about 77 percent of them, the gun totters were right-wing, showing up to intimidate those for such stances as LGBTQ rights, abortion access, and racial justice. Openly carrying guns at public events when it is obvious there is no need for self-defense can have a lethal effect on public discourse. (The New York Times, November 26, 2022, by Mike McIntire)
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