To set the record straight. The metal detectors were installed directly after the incident at the Capitol on the 6th. A young Congresswoman from Colorado arrived at the Capitol the next morning and discovered the metal detectors in place. She refused to open her purse for security, not to be rude or defiant, but for her own safety reasons. She had been in the Capitol the day before and had felt threatened. She had seen videos of the door being held open by a guard. She thought it unwise to send a loud message to the world that the members of Congress are unarmed, sitting ducks.
I totally get why she did what she did and I support her.
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