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An accused Jan. 6 rioter who appears to have twice fired a gun during the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol was charged Friday, according to reports and court records. John Emanuel Banuelos was the subject of the NBC News investigation that began two years ago when photos and video surfaced of a man with a gun tucked in waistband during the riots, according to reporter Ryan Reilly. “Last month, Jan. 6 rioter Derrick Evans, who is now running in a Republican House primary in West Virginia, published previously unseen video that appeared to show that Banuelos actually fired his weapon twice outsid…

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