After watching the governments response to all of this, I’m having much less fear of the government ever trying to forcefully take my firearms.
The Chinese are probably helping the violent types in the hopes of triggering a crackdown they can use to justify what they’re going to do in Hong Kong.
Don't be so sure. It seems like only the leftists have a get out of jail card. When a conservative fights back against an Antifa member the conservative gets prosecuted, and faces a long jail sentence. Not so for the Antifa members.
In some of these states and cities the Democrats are Antifa supporters.