A group of tax protestor appear at a city council meeting to express their opposition to a potential property tax increase. They are dressed in tri-corner hats reminiscent of the Founding Fathers. However, they are also carrying rifles
Many members of the city council and attendees at the meeting express concern for their safety. When approached by a police officer the tax protestors say they are merely expressing their First Amendment right to peaceably assemble and to petition the government. The tax protestors are:
A) committing disorderly conduct by displaying a firearm in a public place in a manner calculated to alarm.
B) incorrect because the conduct is not protected by the First Amendment but is protected by the Second Amendment.
C) committing an offense only if the rifles are loaded.
D) correct in that their conduct is protected by the First Amendment.
A
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