"At the time, their fear was, these people, two in particular, that were marching along with the Black Lives Matter protest participants – all peaceful. After the couple brought the guns outside, Watkins said, others began threatening them, unaware of the reason behind the couple's interpreted need to arm themselves. "One hundred percent of my client's clients in those cases have been people of color," Watkins said. Protesters nationwide have been pushing to “defund the police ” over the death of George Floyd and other Black people at the hands of law enforcement. Floyd, who was handcuffed, died May 25 after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee on Floyd’s neck for nearly eight minutes.

Source: Fox News June 29, 2020 22:52 UTC