Political Protest

The other day, armed protesters, dressed in camouflage  hung the governor in effigy. They were protesting the lockdowns in Kentucky.
What's still closed in Kentucky? Dine-in restaurants, hair salons and barber shops, and day care centers. Really? You're protesting because you want to drop your kid off with strangers and go out for a night on the town? Right after a pandemic? The state motto should change to Kentucky - Stupid and Self-Centered.
Now, I'm all for political dissent and hanging governors in effigy. I believe that it's part of a healthy political debate. I have to ask though, why the guns? I'm not anti-gun, I think the firearms act of 1934 and the gun control act of 1968 are unconstitutional and that people should be able to buy machine guns through the mail. The question is, why wear them to these events? If you look at the people wearing them, they are the type to have the thin blue line flag in their truck. This means if a law officer confronts them, they will instantly obey. So, the guns are just a fashion statement and to intimidate those who disagree with them, not for actual use. That's just bad taste and shows the low level that these people are operating at.
The timing is also interesting. Kentucky locked down in mid-March and not a peep out of these people, except to say how great the governor was handling the issue. Now, two months later, when they don't feel as afraid, and strangely enough, when Alex Jones tells them to, they start with the protests as the state is reopening? Seriously, most things are already open, the timetable for full reopening is already out there and they choose this moment to protest? Cowards, idiots, and bullies have always gone together.
I always thought Antifa was the best gift the right could ever receive, as it showed everyone how stupid the left could get. The lockdown protesters seem to be the right wings version.