Armed protests are picking up, and a new study says they’re more likely to turn violent
Corrections/clarifications: This story originally mischaracterized the increase in armed protests. The number of armed protests increased from February to June; the proportion doubled. Armed protests are six times more likely to turn violent as protests where no guns are present, concludes a new study that analyzed more than 30,000 public demonstrations in the U.S. over the past 18…