According to Firearm Chronicles
Raleigh, North Carolina police chief Cassandra Deck-Brown says her department is investigating a small group of armed protestors who gathered in the city’s downtown area over the weekend, and could bring criminal charges against the group for protesting while armed.
State law prohibits possessing a weapon while participating in or watching a protest, but nothing bars people from walking on a city sidewalk displaying firearms, Police Chief Cassandra Deck-Brown said in a statement released by the Police Department on Monday night.
The Police Department contacted a person who described an encounter with a demonstrator on social media, according to the police chief. She did not name the person, who she said did not want to pursue the matter. But video of his encounter captured by multiple media outlets has been reviewed, she said.
It’s unclear what encounter Deck-Brown is referring to, but the dozen or so members of the protest group Blue Igloo livestreamed their walk through downtown, including a visit to a Subway restaurant.
Once inside the Subway, the person filming the walk asks the employees for permission to order and eat inside. “You guys cool with us being in here?” the man asks. “We don’t want to make it look like we’re threatening or intimidating anyone. That’s why we ask.” The employee asked them to eat outside the shop. Several protesters ate their sandwiches inside. “I ain’t hungry, but I appreciate you guys being open,” the person holding the camera says before exiting.