Armed groups gathering at state capitals in U.S.

Armed groups descended on state capitals around the country on Sunday ahead of the Wednesday inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.

A man with a pistol and three high-capacity magazines was arrested outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, according to The Washington Post. Capitol Police reportedly arrested a woman for impersonating a police officer, as well.

In Lansing, Mich., men to believed to be part of the “boogaloo” seeking a second Civil War overthrow of the U.S. government were seen at the Michigan Capitol, according to the Detroit Free Press.

The group had about 10 to 20 men, an official was quoted as saying, some of them armed.

“That’s why I’m here, because my vote got stolen,” a small business owner at the protest told The New York Times. “Biden is never going to be my president. I’m going to fight him whenever I get the chance.”

Almost all the demonstrators had left by 3 p.m., according to Lansing Mayor Andy Schor. There were no arrests or violent incidents, he added.

A similar scene played out in New Jersey’s state capital, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Security has been heightened in Albany, but there were no signs of disturbances there as of Sunday afternoon.

Violent demonstrators were not expected in the Big Apple.

Protests were seen in Ohio, Oregon and Texas, according to the Times. Five men in military-style threads reportedly marched and waved flags near the Oregon state Capitol.