Gun carrying protesters continue to gather outside US vote counting centres

Supporters of President Donald Trump protest in front of the Clark County Election Department after the Nov. 3 elections, Friday, Nov. 6, 2020, in North Las Vegas, Nev. Picture: AP Photo/John Locher

Armed protesters continue to gather outside offices where workers are counting votes that will decide who wins the US presidential election.

The protesters with weapons including shotguns, handguns and military-style semiautomatic rifles, are a small minority of the demonstrators. There have been no reports of anyone getting shot, and the laws in Arizona, Nevada and Michigan – where guns have been seen outside vote-tabulation centres in recent days – allow people to openly carry firearms in public.