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Originally Posted by Gulfcoast
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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That's an interesting spin on the interaction the Congresswoman had with security. I'm pretty sure (but don't feel like tracking down now) that this spin doesn't align with the Congresswoman's own explanation of her actions.
Oh, and if I read it correctly, the magnetometers were installed the evening of 1/12 or the morning of 1/13 and NOT "directly after the incident."
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