Michigan state senator: "Directly above me, men with rifles yelling at us. Some of my colleagues who own bullet proof vests are wearing them."

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LANSING - Hundreds of people gathered outside the Michigan State Capitol Thursday morning, many displaying signs advocating for Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to lift stay-at-home orders that have been in place for more than a month.

Several hours into the protest, as it began to rain harder, protesters went inside the Capitol, several with rifles.

They gathered in the lobby outside the House chamber and chanted: "Let us in." The public isn't allowed on the chamber floor, but public galleries are accessible on the floor above.

"Directly above me, men with rifles yelling at us," Sen. Dayna Polehanki, D-Livonia, posted on Twitter. "Some of my colleagues who own bullet proof vests are wearing them. I have never appreciated our Sergeants-at-Arms more than today."