Notice they say HOLDING or Pointing;so even having a weapon in the presence of the king’s men means execution?
Alas, you too are falling for rabble rousing. The cops came to arrest the man for the allegedly illegal act of allegedly possibly pointing a gun at the census taker at the door. So far the legal sympathy is heavily towards the household, were it allowed to play out. Then the WOMAN pointed a gun at the cops, and blew it all. Literally.