Despite threats and concerns, Pa. Capitol is quiet as Biden is sworn in Updated Jan 20, 2021; Facebook Share All is quiet in Harrisburg Wednesday as Joe Biden is being sworn in as president hundreds of miles away in Washington, D.C. Harrisburg police and members of the National Guard stoically stood guard this morning outside Pennsylvania’s Capitol, behind orange barricades set up as a precaution against rioters. Although the FBI warned of a threat of armed protests at all 50 state capitols in the days leaving up to Inauguration Day, there have been no demonstrations or activity around Pennsylvania’s Capitol.