John Garamendi: House Democrat says lawmakers bringing guns to Capitol would be ‘a danger to the other members’
When asked by CNN’s Brooke Baldwin whether, regarding members trying to bring guns into the Capitol, he thought that one of his fellow members of Congress might harm him, the California Democrat replied, “Of course.”
“Why would you bring a gun onto the floor? You want to get into a fisticuff or you want to get into a gun battle?” he said. “You don’t need to have a gun on the floor of the House or even in any of the Capitol complex or the offices. It’s a very, very secure place.”
When pressed on whether he was fearful that an armed House Republican could shoot him, Garamendi replied, “I would be — yes, I am concerned that any member that brings a gun into the Capitol, into a hearing room, into the office buildings or into or onto the floor of the House poses a danger, a danger to … Read More