I totally agree with you on this one for those who dont agree they may probably think that what you mean by having violent protest is the guarantee of bloodshed which isnt neccesarily true. Most peacfiul protest are almost always interrupted by "Law Enforcement " with Violent force , I believe if we had open carry protest this could and will change the whole dynamic of a protest leaving opposition with no choice but to listen and finally have some sort of understanding of what the people are demanding lets be honest there is no real way for them to arrest 50,000 armed protester i doubt they would even try and there would not even have to be One shot fired.