Members of the local chapter of Come and Take It Texas participated in an open carry demonstration Saturday afternoon near UTEP. (Ruben R. Ramirez / El Paso Times)

The local chapter of a state organization that supports the right of people to openly carry firearms participated in a statewide march on Saturday.

Twenty members of Come and Take It Texas walked from Mesa Street and Cincinnati Avenue toward Mesa and Rim Road holding the Texas Flag and openly carrying several rifles, shotguns and pre-1899 black powder hand guns.

They placed the guns in holsters while marching.

The organization's purpose is to educate people about their Second Amendment right to openly carry firearms in public in a responsible manner and encourage elected officials to pass less restrictive open-carry laws, said Jose Alberto Soto, administrator for the El Paso Chapter of Come and Take it Texas.

El Paso Police Department officials said they were aware the group was conducting the march and that the coordinators informed officials about it ahead of time.

Police said no arrests were made because the protesters were not breaking any laws.

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