"not one media outlet gave a damn"
If you believe that then you've already proven that you don't have the full story.
Ah yes, the equivalency flag. Let's delve into that a bit. The insurrection on Jan 6 was solely against federal employees on federal property.
D.C. Police - These are federal employees. An act of violence against them is a federal crime.
U.S. Capitol - This is US Gov't property. One of the more iconic buildings in the U.S. Crimes committed on this property are federal crimes. Violence and destruction was exclusively on federal property.
Guns are not the only weapons that can cause harm to federal employees. One report, I've posted, an insurrectionist had a gun. There were probably more but many of the criminal insurrectionists were allowed to just leave. So we'll never know how many others had guns.
What's ironic is that the GOP that are trying to rewrite history by making statements like, normal tourist visit and downplaying the insurrection, were running away from it on Jan 6. If it was just a normal visit then why run?