He was a Trump hating democrat who then ran for office as a republican. That’s like a conservative who’s a liberal that’s been mugged.
She’s the one who held the pistol like it was a wine glass.
You’d think the protesters rights would have ended once they came through the gate uninvited.
I recall that at the time, she knew the pistol was not loaded, so brandishing it would not be fatal. That's mistake #1. Her #2 mistake was brandishing an unloaded pistol, which could be fatal to her.
Neither weapon was operable, by the way.
They were probably within a red-nether hair of needing to use them, too. A mob is a very dangerous thing. As always, stay away from crowds