A top aide to embattled Republican Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey is leaving to take a job in Democratic state Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office.
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The state s Democrats say what is happening in Michigan is a warning to the rest of the country after the storming of its Capitol in Lansing pre-empted the U.S. Capitol riot.
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Julie Agos, WITFJanuary 26, 2021
2nd Amendment Rally attendees carry guns and signs on the Capitol steps in Harrisburg, Pa., on Sept. 29, 2020. (Kate Landis/WITF)
Following the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and the rise in threats of armed protests at state Capitol buildings, advocates are renewing calls to ban firearms in government buildings.
Current Pennsylvania law prohibits city governments from regulating the possession and transportation of firearms and ammunition.
That means city councils do not have the power to restrict firearm access in government buildings.
Former Mayor of Lancaster Rick Gray voiced his frustration after watching the events of Jan. 6 unfold.