# Jan 6- Insurgency? Coup? Unarmed Riot? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [December 5, 2024, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-6-insurgency-coup-unarmed-riot/1011206 "2024-12-05T16:25:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2024, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-6-insurgency-coup-unarmed-riot/1011206/21 "2024-12-09T12:31:10Z")
> [@Irishman](#): > > Did they have tear gas? Gas masks? The insurgents did. Tear gas anyway. ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2024, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-6-insurgency-coup-unarmed-riot/1011206/22 "2024-12-09T12:47:53Z")
> [@Magiver](#): > > There is just no way the crowd could have taken over the government. I have explained why that point is not relevant at least twice now. You have yet to respond. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2024, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-6-insurgency-coup-unarmed-riot/1011206/23 "2024-12-09T13:20:58Z")
The crowd doesn’t have to “take over the government”. All they have to do is kill a bunch of legislators inside the building and they’ll have accomplished the goal their masters set for them. ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2024, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-6-insurgency-coup-unarmed-riot/1011206/24 "2024-12-10T04:16:22Z")
> [@Irishman](#): > > Did they have tear gas? Gas masks? [Yes](https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/national/capitol-riots/tear-gas-against-blm-protesters-was-prohibited-against-capitol-rioters/65-3e0993df-306c-42ce-a445-2788ffe7621f) **Capitol Police ordered not to use tear gas canisters during Jan. 6 riot, despite them being used on Lafayette Park protesters last June** - Capitol Police officers were limited during the Capitol riot to using flash bang grenades, which stunned protesters but didn’t leave the lingering tear gas clouds that might have allowing police to re-take areas. That’s according to new testimony from Capitol Police Inspector General Michael Bolton on Thursday. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2024, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-6-insurgency-coup-unarmed-riot/1011206/25 "2024-12-10T07:38:02Z")
[Which they used.](https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/06/us-capitol-lockdown-senate-trump-supporters-protesters-police) > [@](#): > > Members of Congress were told to don gas masks after teargas was deployed inside the building. Outside the building hundreds of supporters barged through police lines and took over the steps of the Capitol. Video showed injured police officers and violent tussles as they stormed the building. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/5YQGdkuO0kw/maxresdefault.jpg "Police use tear gas to clear US Capitol grounds") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YQGdkuO0kw) ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2024, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-6-insurgency-coup-unarmed-riot/1011206/26 "2024-12-16T06:53:25Z")
Your own cite discusses using it INSIDE the building which means they delayed dispersing the crowd outside. It’s pretty clear they waited to deal with it in a proper manner. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-6-insurgency-coup-unarmed-riot/1011206.md?page=1)