This was at the state capitol in Austin, where it has happened before, so it is hard to believe that the DPS officers did not know that the cap and ball revolvers are legal to openly carry.
I am sure that they did, otherwise they could have arrested them for openly carrying.
Instead, they arrested them for trespass. The question is, is the arrest for trespass legal?
Someone made the decision the “chill” the open carry of replicas. Who made that decision?
I saw the video where they arrested one or two people for sitting in the street blocking the path of the Ranger’s vehicle. One will be arrested for sitting in the street and refusing to move.