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Guns in capitol buildings divide states after armed protests

by Lindsay WhitehurstIris Samuels
| February 25, 2021 5:15 AM

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — In the past year, insurrectionists have breached the U.S. Capitol and armed protesters have forced their way into statehouses around the country. But the question of whether guns should be allowed in capitol buildings remains political, and states are going in opposite directions.

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