2016 Sacramento riot

A neo-Nazi group called the Traditionalist Workers Party (TWP) had a permit[nb 2] for a rally on the west steps of the capitol building.

BAMN issued a statement saying that "collective power through mass militant direct action can shut these Nazis down and deal the fascists and white-supremacists a decisive tactical defeat".

[8][9] Anti-fascist protesters started arriving around 9:00 a.m. and just before 11:00 a.m. they confronted a TV crew, shouting "no cameras" at reporter Mike Luery of KCRA and the cameraman.

[citation needed] Yvette Felarca, an organiser for BAMN, stated that "mass militant action, with an integrated group of people" was used to shut down white nationalists.

[17] Cate Cauguiran reported that the police and the California Highway Patrol were investigating a video of Felarca punching a protester.

The TWP considered the action a success because "six Antifas have been hospitalized in critical condition, with many more being treated for lesser injuries" while they "only suffered one significant casualty.

[26] The Anti-Defamation League wrote that despite both sides claiming success, it is "the white supremacists who most benefit from the free publicity" generated by the violence.

Leigh wrote that violence by small groups does not address the fundamental structural problems of a capitalist society and "ultimately play in the hands of the state.

"[28] On June 30, representatives and community leaders across Sacramento held a unity conference at the Capitol to denounce the violence on Sunday.

"[29] As of July 19, 2017[update], one suspected neo-Nazi protester, William Scott Planer, and three counter-protesters were charged with crimes connected to the riot.