First Person Accounts of Entry at Capitol on January 6th, 2021

AmmoLand ^ | 13 January, 2021 | Dean Weingarten

[marktwain]

Image at the Capitol, west side, scaffolding, before protestors entered Capitol, about, 1:05 p.m. Courtesy Dean Weingarten

Outside of the Capitol on the afternoon of 6 January 2021, after the news had come the Capitol had been entered by protestors, this correspondent was able to interview four people, in two separate pairs, who claimed to have been through the Capitol. There were multiple other people present.

This correspondent did not see them entering or leaving the capitol. Here are links to the recordings, and transcripts of the accounts. They are in two segments.

It gives a better understanding of the mindset of people who went into the Capitol on 6 January.

Audio Player

https://www.ammoland.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/West-account-from-Inside-eye-witness-6-January-2020.mp3

This pair had been approached by another correspondent who asked them if she could get a statement.  This was close to the Capitol, on the Southwest.

Here is the transcript:

Other reporter:

We are outside the Capitol.

Sorry I am having trouble with my phone now.

Weingarten:

An audio recorder.

Initial Protestor:

This was not an organized official plan to take over. Our original plan was to simply protest in front of the building, but when police decided to tear gas and shoot rubber bullets at individuals who were simply protesting, we decided it was time for us to act.

We stormed the building, we got inside, and we simply shouted:

This is our house. 

We're here to simply show that if individuals think they can take our rights, we can take them back.  We are American citizens and we will fight for what is right.

We stand here, not because of party, but because of our morals. We stand here because we share similar morals and we won't  let those morals be taken away.

[marktwain]

Accounts of four people who claimed theywere on the West side and entered the Capitol after the group they were with were fired on with rubber bullets, then rushed the police.

[rightwingintelligentsia]

This is the first time I read that they took Nancy’s portraying the wall and smashed it.

[marktwain]

Yes. I have not heard that anywhere else. There are probably pictures somewhere.

[vis a vis]

Yep, I was there. Just shouting and yelling . Then they started shooting rubber bullets, spraying us with pepper spray and throwing flashbangs. Didnt enter the Capitol because a gentleman in our group was hit by a flashbang and needed medical attention. I wonder why none of this was reported.

[rightwingintelligentsia]

That’s “portrait off the wall.” Dang autocorrect will be the death of me.

[DCBryan1]

It. was. all. planned. to. oppress. us. We will be wearing armbands like jews in a few years.

[artichokegrower]

Should have not entered the Capital. Those who did have become pawns of the DNC.

[Big Red Badger]

God Help us,,,