[pmoriarty]

"Until the government bans masks in public places in the interest of, you know "public safety""

The government did this long ago, as a reaction to the KKK wearing masks to intimidate their victims and hide their identity.

So it's actually already against the law to wear masks in public in many places in the US.

I've never heard of this law being enforced in modern times, however.

[lonelappde]

The situation is a lot more nuanced than that.

I challenge you to find an example of a blanket ban on all masks, that doesn't rely on other factors like threatening violence, rallying, intent to hide identity, or a respresenting specific gang design/color.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-mask_law

[pubstik]

'Intent to hide identity' sounds like a human right, criminalized. Unless asked by an officer, and even then in limited circumstances do I have to identify myself.