Gun-friendly West Virginia eyes adding new Capitol security

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Gun-friendly West Virginia eyes adding new Capitol security
Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press
Updated 2:12 pm, Tuesday, September 22, 2015

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginians can carry firearms to many city swimming pools, tennis courts and afterschool centers under gun protections okayed by state lawmakers and their governor in 2014. Now those officials in the gun-friendly state are debating whether to ratchet up security at their own Capitol.

At the gold-domed Capitol in Charleston, there are no metal detectors to walk through at the building's numerous, spread-out entrances or doors to legislative chambers. There aren't any X-ray machines to scan packages. Visitors generally come and go freely to the Capitol building — though guns are generally illegal on the stately tree-lined grounds.

Senate President Bill Cole, R-Mercer, called it "ridiculous in these days and times" that Capitol security is laxer than at surrounding state buildings in the complex fronting the Kanawha River in Charleston. He said lawmakers should consider metal detectors or other security controls.

"I feel responsible for the safety of everybody," said Cole, a Republican candidate for governor. "It isn't just me, or him. It's the staff. There's no question: a little bit of prevention."


Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/us/article/Gun-friendly-West-Virginia-eyes-adding-new-6522161.php

[tabasco]

1. So it's okay to impose stupid gun laws on the general public

but for us "important people" it's different.

[valerief]

2. But I thought guns weren't dangerous. What's to worry?

[onehandle]

3. Sounds like a bunch of liberal hogwash coming out of West Virginia.

Guns are innocent tools of phallic peace.

[Skittles]

7. careful

gun humpers give a pass to senseless gun slaughter but they get very upset about penis jokes

[A Simple Game]

4. Now Mr. Cole,

there is a simple solution for this:

"I feel responsible for the safety of everybody," said Cole, a Republican candidate for governor. "It isn't just me, or him. It's the staff. There's no question: a little bit of prevention."

Put one of those Property protected by Smith and Wesson signs out front and buy all the staff sidearms for Christmas. Problem solved.

[SheilaT]

5. Nope. If you think everyone is entitled to go around armed,

then you take your chances. Especially if you're a lawmaker.

[riversedge]

6. So, these coward lawmakers want to spend Taxpayer $$ for their stupid laws. They should pony

up the money from their pocketbooks!! Cowards

[MisterP]

8. park the 201st outisde the steps and stop turning the rest of the state into 80s Nicaragua