From what I’ve seen on videos of these “protestors”, if they met an equal force intent of defending themselves, a large number of them would run home to “momma”.....
Your assessment is probably correct.
But ... there’s a hard core percent-or-two who came of age in one of the Democrat-run urban plantations where being shot at is an everyday occurrence, and who will be more than happy to shoot you dead with no hesitation or remorse.