242 cannisters of pepper spray, 269 knives or blades, 18 brass knuckles, 18 tasers, 6 pieces of body armor, 3 gas masks, 30 batons or blunt instruments, and 17 miscellaneous items like scissors, needles, or screwdrivers,”
NO guns and in a crowd of 28,000 I wish more had pepper spray for personal protection. I certainly try to get the women to carry pepper spray.
And LOTS of people carry knives as a basic useful tool.
These numbers are very low and to say they were “armed for violence” is absolutely a filthy leftist lie.
That all sounds like a normal day at a Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta airport tsa screener for the day.
When you can’t carry a gun every day in D.C. I’m guessing a LOT of people carry a little thing of pepper spray in their purse or pocket. Better than nothing.
Most guys carry a knife with them everywhere.
How many gas masks does one see at those Antifa “peaceful protests”? I wonder if bike helmets count as body armor?
People routinely carry items like this for self protection or personal use. Scissors! Pepper spray! Pocket knives! Oh no!
I’m more likely to leave the house without my car keys than without my Bench Made and Leatherman old style Wave.
That inventory looks like a typical haul for confiscation for a night in Times Square or the miracle mile. Hell, the old quarter could collect that in a hour and also this would not be out of place in Buckhead on weekend.
On my keychain, I have a small eyeglasses tool that has a mini-screwdriver with a flat-head on one end and a Phillips-head on the other end.
That means that I would be charged with carrying four weapons, according to this article.
-PJ