DOJ Says Capitol Rioter Carried Semi-Auto Handgun After Republicans Claim They Weren't Armed [View all]
Source: Newsweek
Daniel Villarreal 2 hrs ago
Despite claims by Republican congressmen that the January 6 Capitol rioters didn't carry firearms, an indictment from the Department of Justice (DOJ) has alleged that one rioter did carry a "semi-automatic handgun" in the building during the riots.
The DOJ indictment accuses defendant Christopher Alberts of carrying a Taurus G2C semi-automatic handgun on Capitol grounds on January 6. The indictment also says he had a "large capacity ammunition feeding device."
The indictment's charges accuse Alberts of engaging in physical violence, entering and causing "disorderly and disruptive conduct" in a restricted building with a deadly weapon as well as possessing the weapon unlawfully. Alberts also stands accused of committing civil disorder and assaulting and resisting a police officer.
Despite the arrest and others like it, at least two Republicans have suggested that firearms weren't a part of the January 6 Capitol riots.
Wisconsin Republican Senator Ron Johnson has said the event "didn't seem like an armed insurrection."
Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/doj-says-capitol-rioter-carried-semi-auto-handgun-after-republicans-claim-they-werent-armed/ar-BB1gQl5d?li=BBnb7Kz
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