Updated
Jan 21, 2021
GOP Rep. Andy Harris Tries To Bring Gun Into House Chamber
Republicans keep complaining about the new metal detectors outside the House chamber. Now we know why.
WASHINGTON ― New security measures outside the U.S. House chamber prevented a Republican lawmaker from bringing a gun onto the House floor Thursday.
Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.), who has repeatedly flouted the magnetometers that were installed near the House chamber after the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, set off the metal detectors while trying to enter. When an officer with a metal detector wand scanned him, a firearm was detected on Harris’s side, concealed by his suit coat. Police refused to let Harris in, and the officer signaled a security agent that Harris had a gun on him by motioning toward his own firearm.
Newly-elected Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) found herself at the center of controversy following the release of her latest campaign-style video ad. In the video, Boebert claimed she is going to carry my Glock to Congress to highlight her defense of Second Amendment rights.
The Ohio Supreme Court is considering whether school districts across Ohio have been breaking state law by arming teachers without extensive training. WCPN
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