“And when fired into the midst of 20-30 riders on horses surrounded by 5 times that many dismounted civilians, what is the likely outcome?”
Return fire?
It looked like a few there on horseback had six-shooters - not much good, but I did see pictures of one or two with more capable longer range weapons up behind the concrete bridge dividers behind them. (If that was at the same location).
My main concern is that the BLM/contractor goons had supposedly non-lethal CS grenade launchers, but to launch one in the midst of a group of riders would likely result in the trampling of some of the dismounted civilians. IOW, the potential use of these weapons by the government WAS lethal in some respects.
It looked like a few there on horseback had six-shooters - not much good, but I did see pictures of one or two with more capable longer range weapons up behind the concrete bridge dividers behind them. (If that was at the same location).
My main concern is that the BLM/contractor goons had supposedly non-lethal CS grenade launchers, but to launch one in the midst of a group of riders would likely result in the trampling of some of the dismounted civilians. IOW, the potential use of these weapons by the government WAS lethal in some respects.