Las milicias armadas, el intimidante asistente a las protestas de Charlottesville

Además de grupos de supremacistas blancos, miembros del Ku Klux Klan y neonazis, al menos dos organizaciones armadas acudieron a las protestas de Charlottesville. ¿El motivo? Proteger a los manifestantes que protestaban por la retirada de monumentos confederados y a su derecho constitucional a la libertad de expresión.

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Varios grupos armados patrullaron la protesta supremacista en Charlottesville con el objetivo de "proteger el derecho de los manifestantes a la libertad de expresión".

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El estado de Virginia permite a los propietarios de armas de fuego portarlas consigo.

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - AUGUST 12: White nationalists, neo-Nazis and members of the "alt-right" with body armor and combat weapons evacuate comrades who were pepper sprayed after the "Unite the Right" rally was delcared a unlawful gathering by Virginia State Police August 12, 2017 in Charlottesville, Virginia. After clashes with anti-fascist protesters and police the rally was declared an unlawful gathering and people were forced out of Emancipation Park, where a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee is slated to be removed. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Members of a white supremacists militia stand near a rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S., August 12, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

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A white supremacist militia member stands in front of clergy counter protesting during rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S., August 12, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

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A white supremacists stands behind militia members after he scuffled with a counter demonstrator in Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S., August 12, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

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