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Fence Around Washington’s Capitol Comes Down
Fence Around Washington’s Capitol Comes Down
OLYMPIA, Wash. -The fencing around the Washington State Capitol Complex in Olympia was removed Tuesday morning.   The Department of Enterprise Services reports the order restricting public access to portions of the campus is no longer in place, and that threat level has been lowered by the Washington State Patrol.   ...
State Senator Expresses Discontent with Proposed Gun Ban by Comparing Capitol to Insane Asylum
State Senator Expresses Discontent with Proposed Gun Ban by Comparing Capitol to Insane Asylum
OLMYPIA, Wash.- A controversial bill that would ban guns on the property of the state capitol during a protest has passed through the House of Representatives- and not everyone is happy about it.   Senator Phil Fortunato says, "It's actually pretty easy to ban guns in the capital all together, because under current state law, it's illegal to carry a firearm in an insane asylum, so if we des