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originally posted by: Sookiechacha
You can't being weapons into a court room, and you can't bring weapons onto the Chamber Floor. That's a no brainer.
originally posted by: Sookiechacha
a reply to: Snarl
Lawmakers are legally allowed to carry weapons throughout the halls of the Capitol, but they aren't legally allowed to carry weapons onto the Chamber Floor.
You had several lawmakers trying to bypass the metal detectors in order to bring weapons onto the Chamber floor, and whining when they were caught.
You can't being weapons into a court room, and you can't bring weapons onto the Chamber Floor. That's a no brainer.
People showing up to court ... do so voluntarily ... or they're already in custody. Get me?
Then there is the rule about no head coverings that Ilhan ignored.
You can't being weapons into a court room
Somehow an ar15 is the symbol of evil itself when these fools have no idea what my semi auto 12ga shotgun with 00 buckshot can do.
originally posted by: Sookiechacha
a reply to: pteridine
Then there is the rule about no head coverings that Ilhan ignored.
Ooooh! Dangerous religious head coverings! Good point! Don't forget, Tammy Duckworth brought her infant baby girl onto the Chamber floor too! That was against the rules too! Oh! The humanity!
originally posted by: Ahabstar
a reply to: Snarl
Has Nancy ever met California Senator Dianne Feinstein, also from San Francisco, who regularly carried concealed illegally in her younger days?
originally posted by: SKEPTEK
a reply to: Snarl
Nancy should tell her security detail to give up their guns and lead by example.
Or is she some kind of hypocrite?
The point was that the rules are arbitrary.
Gotta have a dagger and a head covering for religious reasons.
originally posted by: Sookiechacha
a reply to: pteridine
The point was that the rules are arbitrary.
It's not an "arbitrary rule". It a Federal Law. It's a felony. www.law.cornell.edu...
Gotta have a dagger and a head covering for religious reasons.
Where's your source that Ilhan Omar carries a dagger, for religious reasons or otherwise, within the Capitol building or otherwise? Or did you just pull that out of your arse?
originally posted by: Sookiechacha
a reply to: pteridine
Whatever...it's not an arbitrary rule, as you said, it's a federal law. It's a felony to bring weapons onto the Chamber floor.
Capitol Police are investigating an incident in which a Republican lawmaker was blocked from entering the House chamber after setting off a metal detector while apparently carrying a concealed gun.
Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md., set off the metal detector while trying to enter the chamber Thursday afternoon. The metal detectors were installed after the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol, which left five people dead, including a Capitol police officer. The incident was witnessed by a reporter from the HuffPost website.
After setting off the machine, Harris was asked to step aside for further screening. At that time, an officer discovered Harris was carrying a concealed gun on his side, according to the reporter.
The officer sent Harris away, at which point Harris tried to get Rep. John Katko, R-N.Y., to take the gun from him. Katko refused, telling Harris he didn't have a license to carry a gun. Harris eventually left and returned less than 10 minutes later. He once again went through security and did not set off the magnetometer. He was then allowed to enter the House floor.
originally posted by: Sookiechacha
a reply to: Snarl
People showing up to court ... do so voluntarily ... or they're already in custody. Get me?
Nope. I don't "get you". It's illegal to bring a weapon into a court room, whether you're an attorney, a defendant, a plaintiff, a witness, a jury member, or a spectator.