<ul class="summary-list"><li>People openly carried firearms at <keyword id="295766" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="Second-Amendment">Second Amendment</keyword> <keyword id="36055" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="rallies">rallies</keyword> and political <keyword id="6354896" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="protests">protests</keyword> across the US.</li><li>We spoke with gun experts to identify the rifles, shotguns, and pistols brought by armed civilians.</li><li>The most common weapon we found was the <keyword id="1610962" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="ar-15">AR-15</keyword>, which is popular because of its customizability.</li></ul>

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