I believe in free speech. Sticks and stones for the most part. But I think as a group who is generally walking a thin line between hate speech and threats, who are supposed to have a peaceful assembly to say what they want. The tone and the interpretation of the hate speech is going to change when the group comes fully loaded with weapons. I don't know if you saw the interview Vice did with the alt right but what in the world did they need that many guns for? Speech alone sure, no harm no fowl. But take some of those same statements and say them with a gun in your hand. You've created a threat.
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I definitely agree that there are grey areas to this sometimes, that need to be worked out. That said, basing the foundational system on individual self-ownership would at least make this a morally legitimate endeavor.
I did see the Vice documentary, and yes, the alt-right crowd appeared to almost want violence at many points.
That said, ANTIFA is committing actual, direct violence out there and the MSM doesn't seem to care.
I didn't hear any direct threats from the alt-right folks on that video, I don't think, but I may have missed some. The weapons they were carrying were legal, so that technically cannot be construed as one (a threat). I don't know if any of them drew their weapons.
I still feel the difference between free speech and direct threat is pretty clear, at the end of the day.
Both groups are brainwashed statist zombies, at the end of the day, though, don't get me wrong, and I do believe there are grey areas at times.