April 30 2020
Hundreds were seen protesting at the Michigan state capitol in Lansing, with some armed demonstrators pushing inside as the legislature discussed Gov.
Gretchen Whitmer’s (D) state of emergency over the coronavirus pandemic.
Protesters brandished firearms, signs and American flags inside the statehouse, chanting “Let us in!” The protest marked just the latest action against Whitmer’s policies intended to blunt the coronavirus’s spread.
While not all the protesters were armed, there were some armed men in the crowd inside. Michigan is an open-carry state, and people are
allowed to openly carry inside the state Capitol, though signs and banners are banned from the building to prevent potential damage to the architecture.