One could still call them demonstrators or protesters, but a crowd so large is aware of its power; and inside the ranks were some who had trained for this. They wore tactical outfits and carried makeshift weapons and gear—crowbars, bullhorns, Kevlar helmets, flexicuffs, hidden guns—signaling their intent. The cops tried flash bangs and tear gas to contain them, but the mob responded with bear spray, pummeling the police with fists and flagpoles. They chased the officers up the Capitol steps, wrestling polycarbonate riot shields out of their hands and using them to break the windows. One cop
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