A) The protesters were throwing molotov cocktails and rocks at the police, not exactly peaceful.

B) That’s NOT a firearm, it is a non-lethal ‘marker gun’, it shoots foam tipped things that mark bad actors, such as the people who were throwing rocks and bottles at the police. You can see the foam ‘bullets’ on the officer’s right shoulder.

C) The pic is deceptive, Ellison’s son isn’t even looking at the police officer, who appears to be aiming at someone behind him.