"The moment you bring a gun onto the House floor, in violation of rules, you put everyone around you in danger," Ocasio-Cortez said. "It is irresponsible. It is reckless."Congress members are prohibited from carrying firearms onto the House and Senate floors, but they are allowed to have guns in their offices and carry them on Capitol grounds.
Security concerns have been on the minds of many lawmakers following the Capitol siege earlier this month, which forced Congress to go into lockdown and evacuate. The House tightened its safety protocols and installed a metal detector in front of the House floor, but some Republicans haveBesides Harris' reported incident on Thursday, other lawmakers have signaled a willingness to carry guns in the Capitol. Freshman Rep.
As Harry Truman once said, “if you can’t take the heat, get out of the kitchen.”
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Does she ever actually govern, or is she just constantly freaking out something, or threatening something? Seriously, what is it exactly we are paying her to do?
That's ironic. I bet everyone wishes they had one when rioters came through...
True, on top of everything else that has been said about this, it shows the judgment of a 10 year old (with apologies to all the 10 year olds who would never think of doing such a thing).
If they had been armed they wouldn't have had to hide behind the police force they have been so driven to defund. or are they only allowed protection and we just get to have longer emergency response times and less law enforcement?
I thought she was from New York City....
That's ridiculous.
You should be concered about your safety when you helped commit election fraud. That pisses off a lot of voters reguardless of who they actually voted for
Uh, yeah, clearly republicans are high on loony juice right now
snowflake
A congressman wtf