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Two weeks in the past, rock star and searching activist Ted Nugent walked into the Michigan State Capitol with a gun. Now, officers say they’re tightening safety to verify it doesn’t occur once more.
Michigan State Police confirmed Nugent introduced a firearm into the Lansing constructing. Capitol Fee Chair William Kandler referred to as the incident uncommon however “inexcusable.”
“We’re on this interval of maximum political violence,” Kandler mentioned in an interview with WWMT-TV. “We have now to take a look at issues a bit of in a different way.”
The difficulty? Nugent entered via the northern entrance, which solely had one trooper on obligation. Different entrances have two.
Attributable to staffing shortages, the northern entrance was left with minimal safety. Officers now plan so as to add a second trooper at that door.
“It took a number of months to even get thus far the place there are sufficient folks to cowl all of the doorways on a regular basis,” Kandler defined.
State police mentioned Nugent complied when knowledgeable of the Capitol’s weapons coverage and surrendered his firearm. It’s unclear if he has since retrieved it, however Kandler famous the Capitol doesn’t preserve firearms long-term.
MSP mentioned in an announcement they’re dedicated to retaining the constructing protected and can evaluation the scenario to make sure it doesn’t occur once more.
Kandler praised the police for being clear concerning the mistake and implementing a right away repair.
“They admitted they made a mistake and added an additional trooper at that north entrance,” he mentioned. “We labored collectively very well.”
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