On Wednesday July 6th, 2021 a group of rioters breached the U.S. Capitol after a rally for then President Donald Trump. Members of the House and Senate were both inside the building as thousands of rioters surrounded it. The rioting took place as Congress was set to ratify President Joe Biden’s Electoral College win. The U.S. Capitol was both a working office building and a museum, with historic art in the stairwells and on the walls. Before the coronavirus pandemic struck most of the building was open to the public. After the riot the Capitol Police erected 4 miles of security fencin…
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@8SJ6T7C3yrs3Y
No, the guards should be better armed and screened to ensure that in the event of an attack they will actually open fire and repel the attackers.
@8SJ5GVS3yrs3Y
Yes, nobody should be bardging in
@8SJ5F5T3yrs3Y
it would probably be a good thing to do
@8SJ58Y33yrs3Y
No it is the People’s House
@ashlynncalabrase3yrs3Y
There is already one around the White House, so I guess why not. It is crazy that something like that even happened.
@8SJ24HQ3yrs3Y
I wish it did not have to be, but due to the insurrection- yes.
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