US EditionNo Easy Solutions to Enhance Minnesota State Capitol Security
Committee reviews security gaps after shootings as 79% of 10,000 surveyed support banning guns at the Minnesota Capitol, which currently allows open-carry firearms.
- On Monday, the Advisory Committee on Capitol Area Security met for the second time to review Capitol security but made no official decisions while hearing a National Conference of State Legislatures presentation.
- Earlier this year, shootings of two Minnesota state lawmakers prompted renewed committee activity, and the Advisory Committee on Capitol Area Security must send recommendations to the Minnesota Legislature before Feb. 17.
- NCSL data shows 33 of 42 responding states use screenings while nine do not, placing Minnesota among the non-screening group with its 15-building Capitol complex complicating upgrades.
- Balancing access and safety, committee leaders expressed caution about restrictive steps as Rep. Jim Nash, R-Waconia, prioritized public access including permit-holders.
- The committee must send its recommendations before the Feb. 17 session, with a KSTP/SurveyUSA poll showing 79% support for metal detectors and a State Fair poll showing 79% favor banning guns.
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Duluth News Tribune
Discussion continues on open carrying, metal detectors at Minnesota Capitol
ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Advisory Committee on Capitol Area Security met for the second time Monday, Sept. 22, to discuss how security at the Capitol could change in response to the shootings of Minnesota lawmakers and their family members but did not make any official decisions. Officials heard a presentation Monday morning from the National Conference of State Legislatures comparing Minnesota’s security measures to other capitols. Minnesota st…
Grand Rapids Herald-Review
Minnesota Capitol has fewer security measures than other state houses
The Minnesota Capitol has no security checkpoints or metal detectors and allows guns on its premises, making it an outlier among state houses for its relatively lax security. Those findings were presented to the Advisory Committee on Capitol Security Monday…
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