One arrested at peaceful "No Kings" protest in Nashville

[Uncle Joe]

Metro Nashville police take into custody a man carrying what appeared to be a handgun at Nashville's "No Kings" rally on June 14 2025. (Photo: Cassandra Stephenson/Tennessee Lookout)

Metro Nashville Police officers arrested a masked counter protester carrying what appeared to be a handgun and a “Don’t Tread on Me” flag at the “No Kings” protest at Bicentennial Park during Saturday’s “No Kings” protest in Nashville.

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Kase Cosgrove, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and safety volunteer attending the protest, said he approached the man after other protesters told him the man was armed and spitting and shoving people while walking through the crowd.

Cosgrove said he walked toward the man and saw him tapping on what appeared to be a handgun and pulling it out of its holster to show people he was armed. Cosgrove approached him and attempted to talk to him but three police officers quickly arrived, retrieved the weapon and put the man in handcuffs.

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https://www.yahoo.com/news/one-arrested-peaceful-no-kings-175303767.html

[sinkingfeeling]

1. Some one should teach these milquetoast journalists how to write a headline. It should be

Single counter protester arrested at peaceful "No Kings" protest in Nashville

[stopdiggin]

2. good. the removal of this type of individual makes everyone safer. -(nt)-

[Tanuki]

3. I'm glad I didn't know about that until I got home!

My experience was that the crowd was very chill. I did see a total of 3 people, each wearing a cloth face covering much bigger than a typical covid mask, who triggered my "heightened vigilance" response, but they weren't doing anything provocative aside from 2 of them being sort of loud and mouthy. I was proud of how many showed up and the enthusiasm, creative signs, etc. that the crowd displayed.