Minnesota shooting raises safety concerns as lawmakers face threats at home

When the Gunners went to the two people’s homes, most members of the U.S. House and Senate were near Washington Minnesota lawmakers, Kill two people and hurt two others.

This is exactly the shock of the U.S. representative and the senator. They are not in Washington either. They are home for the weekend.

Police accuse Vance Boelter of killing democracy Minnesota representative. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark. Boelter is also accused of shooting Minnesota Senator John Hoffman and his wife Yvette.

Everyone is in their home.

This is exactly the shock of our senators and representatives. They are not in Washington.

Minnesota lawmakers happened to be on vacation when masked suspect hit the door

“Minnesota is shocked because (the suspect) is chasing the family,” said a House member who faces threats and asks to be anonymous. “We have 50% of the time. There is no line.”

Congress Living in the Doxxing era. People deliver pizza to their houses – a not too subtle statement: “I know where you live”. swing.

It frightens the legislators. But what cheers up members is when the threat is directed at the family. Maybe a message is sent to the school where the school attends. Imminent in the Minnesota Holocaust was the 2017 Congressional baseball practice shooting that almost killed House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-la. Then there is D-Ariz. Gabrielle Giffords and D-Ariz’s Ron Barber nearly aid in 2011.

“We need to be proactive,” said one MP. “No response.”

D-Mich. Rep. Hillary Scholten, a city hall meeting with voters this week was cancelled in amid the Minnesota situation.

“On the list of knowing that my name has been linked to the tragic shootings in Minnesota recently, my office made the difficult decision to postpone our planned city hall in Muskegan,” Scholten said. “Out of caution, it is a responsible option to not transfer additional law enforcement resources to the current situation where the wider public is protected.”

Officials found the names of dozens of House and Senate members on a list written by alleged assassins.

This raises the question: Can Congressional security officials ensure legislators are safe?

Alleged Minnesota State Assemblyman Vance Boelter arrested

A Democrat praised the efforts of the U.S. Capitol Police (USCP). However, lawmakers point out that in Washington, its state or region, the USCP is physically impossible to protect all members and their families. The USCP reports more than 9,400 well-intentioned threats to lawmakers. Ten years ago, the USCP handled only a small part of these threats.

Also, practice in baseball or Gifford rushed.

It is one thing to track “known”. “Unknown numbers” are even more terrifying.

So what should lawmakers do?

Capitol security officials and U.S. Capitol police briefed all senators on the threat they faced early Tuesday morning.

How Senate Minority Whip Dick Dober (D-ill.) describes the dialogue. “The threat to public officials and families is very real and very common.”

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, DN.Y. and the House Executive Committee’s top Democrat, Joe Moreller (DN.Y.) is the money allocated by the House to each member to run their office. Jeffries and Morelle asked Johnson to “significantly increase” the MRA so lawmakers can strengthen security services.

Personal information about scrubbing legislators from the network or approving counter-beating legislation was also discussed.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (DN.Y.

This means you can have all the security you need. But you can’t change people’s minds. They decided to post content online. Or where they decide to go.

Senator R-Utah Mike Lee deleted two social media posts about the Minnesota shooting, which was criticism from the left and the right. Lee equated the shooting with a “Marxist” and suggested that Minnesota Governor Tim Waltz (D) was partly responsible for the murder.

D-Minn. Senator Tina Smith tracked Lee in the room of Mike Mansfield in the Capitol on Monday night to express her displeasure with the posts.

“Does he accept your concerns?” asked Ryan Schmelz of Fox News Radio.

Smith replied, “I would say he seemed surprised.”

Senator Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. Looking for Li too.

“I told him what I said publicly. It wasn’t interesting to my form,” Klobuchar said. “Senator Lee had a good discussion with me and I’m glad he knocked it down.”

“Does he seem to regret it?” I really asked you.

“Con regret?” PBS Newshour’s Lisa Desjardins questioned.

“I won’t be in our discussion or I won’t be able to get things done,” Klobuchar replied. “But I just said he fell it.”

Lee later overlooked a question as to why he removed the position from colleague Tyler Olson.

So lawmakers find themselves trying to lower the temperature again.

And find a solution.

Minnesota officials found the car in a “mobile” search, belonging to the hat of assassin suspect Vance Balter

If no action is taken, Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla. Repairing is being done forcing the house into a “secret meeting” to debate the right way to congressional security. Such a resolution brings the house into a secret meeting requires a vote. It also has privileges. This means Moskowitz can cross the head of the house leader and store the problem on the floor. The House has the potential to vote or kill the effort.

The House has not held a secret meeting since 2008 – there are only six such conclusions in the history of the Republic. If members vote otherwise, they will be on record instead of secret meetings to discuss security.

But, reaching a consensus on what Congress wants – or if the U.S. Capitol police have the ability to deal with it, that’s a surprising offer. USCP is responsible for protecting 535 members. What about the legislators who protect their own areas? This is what family members say nothing.

Additionally, security officials told Fox that members have a lot of criticism about the current security posture—those who have not taken advantage of the current plans offered by the House and the USCP.

“They like to complain a lot,” said a Republican source. Many lawmakers failed to take advantage of the security options.

Consider again why Minnesota’s murder resonates so much on Capitol Hill.

Legislators are afraid of stalkers and other people who routinely threaten them. But this is another level for family members.

Some politicians run for offices to gain power. Other glory. There are some, used for good old public services.

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Their family ran away nothing. Their names do not appear on the ballot. On the committee door. They are not on the walls of the Rayburn House office building.

But the names and addresses of family members are on the Internet.

This is what shocked the MPs the most.