In one of their first acts in power, House Republicans removed the metal detectors outside the House chamber, just days before the second anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol attacks.
to implement new measures that would prevent another attack. But it does not make the rules for how the House chamber operates.
“Although the requirement for security screening outside the House Chamber is not in the Rules for the 118th Congress, we screen all visitors who come into every Congressional Building," the Capitol police said in a statement to USA TODAY."Since January 6, 2021, we have made Visitors to the Capitol are still required to undergo security screening before they can enter.A 1967 law
bans the carrying of firearms on Capitol grounds, but grants an exemption to members of Congress that allows them to carry firearms that are"unloaded and securely wrapped." But firearms are still prohibited from the House and Senate chambers unless"assigned or approved by the two Sergeants at Arms."and was found to be carrying a firearm.only one shooting in the House chamber,In 1954, four Puerto Rican nationalists who advocated for the island’s independence, opened fire on lawmakers from the gallery that sits above the House floor, injuring five representatives. All four of the perpetrators were apprehended and later convicted.
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