That was the state capitol of California, not the US capitol building in DC. Lib groups have been doing that regularly (though not usually armed). See Wisconsin in 2011 and Texas in 2017.
Edit: Also this pic is hilarious b/c I think the guy in the front-right is holding a 12 gauge, but wearing a WWII ammo belt for the 30.06 M1 Garand clips.
Or if you don't want to link to shitty reddit: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20210104-egypt-entire-icu-ward-dies-after-oxygen-supply-fails/
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Regardless of the morality, I'd like to apply the libertarian approach here. The tough part is separating the sex trafficking victims from those engaging under their own free will. It's kinda the same reason suicide is still illegal here so they are still investigated as a crime, just in case it was a murder made to look like a suicide.
There are lots of models out there, but concepts are all similar.
If the boot is properly installed, the plate will be tightly secured over the hubcaps, making it impossible event to imagine loosening the lug nuts. But the plate is one of the more flimsy parts of the boot; it's attached by a half-inch swivel pin that is spot-welded to the frame. As our boot-busting experts explained, spot welds that hold together two pieces of metal of different thicknesses are inherently weak. There are several such welds on the boot, and this one is especially vulnerable.
With a common battery-powered drill and a 15-cent grinding wheel or "cut-off tool", one of our experts was able to grind away most of the weld on the pin in about two minutes. With a five-dollar cold chisel and a standard hammer, he did the same job even faster.
Once the weld is broken, a quick blow with a hammer forced the pin out, releasing the plate from the boot frame and making it easy to change the tire and drive away, leaving the old, boot-laden tire behind (or safely stowed in the trunk as a souvenir).
They deserve so much better than sleeping on the ground there.