Here's one of the big things that gets me about these nimrods (there are many things, but this is a very specific thing) - look at the guys on each end. They have a weapon, magazine in place. Is a round chambered? We have no way of knowing, but any sane person would presume "yes." The weapon is held pretty close to a low-ready (hands on, ready to shoulder). It is not in a holster. It is not slung. It is in their hands, held the way that anyone with experience carrying a long gun knows is a typical way to carry it when you intend to shoulder your weapon at a moment's notice to take a shot. The difference between these guys and someone who intends to shoulder and start shooting is.....what, exactly?
I think it's stupid, and intended to be intimidating (and thus illegal in most places) to carry a weapon to "state your grievances," but let's at least look at guys 2-3 on the left -- rifles are slung, hands off. If you're going to show up with a weapon, keep your fucking hands off it.
Imagine if these were sidearms in a holster. If they were just there on the hip, it would be one thing. But if you saw a guy with a holstered pistol, and his hand was in this position:
Would you be justified in believing that he was drawing on you, and you were thus justified in shooting him in self defense? I can tell you, if you went to trial with good evidence that the other guy's hand was on his pistol, I'd have a hard time convicting you.
These guys are chickenshit fuckholes trying to terrorize people, and they're getting away with it because they are aligned with the party that controls the conversation in this country. That's it. If these guys were "antifa," they'd all be in jail now. If they were black, they'd be dead and buried. It's ridiculous and asinine. You may have a right to carry. You do NOT have a right to brandish and intimidate.