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Fortress America, meet the Texas capitol: Metal detectors, xrays coming at entrances

So a problem presents itself: After an argument with a state Senate staffer, an angry constituent went outside the building and fired off his gun.The solution by the state: Put metal detectors at the capitol entrances. The state Preservation Board signed off on that move yesterday, with Gov. Rick Perry the lone dissenter.The problem with the solution: The shots were actually fired outside. Metal detectors won't stop that. And from a practical standpoint, during peak periods of entrance and egress, large crowds will be waiting to get through the metal detectors so the "solution" would give the shooter more targets. Genius, huh?I hate this decision. Someone fires off shots outside, but does DPS beef up security patrols outside the capitol as a result? Hell no, they recommend focusing more resources inside the doorway and creating more outdoor targets...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on April 15, 2010 (boomark / email).