Wash. State Senate order bans all firearms from public gallery

by RACHEL LA CORTE, Associated Press

Mon, November 27th 2017, 9:23 PM UTC

Pro-gun activists rally{ } in the public gallery at the state Capitol in Olympia. (January 2015 file photo){p}{/p}

Kyle Davis, left, and Leah Poje, both of Bremerton, Wash., hold rifles outside the Governor's office following a gun rights rally on the steps of the Capitol on Friday, Jan. 15, 2016, in Olympia, Wash. Lawmakers and others spoke at the rally, which drew about 100 people, emphasizing legislative priorities and speaking against gun-related policies of President Barack Obama, like his recent executive actions to expand background checks to cover more firearms sold at gun shows, and elsewhere. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Kevin King, of Graham, Wash., carries an AR-15 rifle as he walks past a bust of George Washington in the Capitol rotunda following a gun rights rally on the steps outside Jan. 15, 2016, in Olympia, Wash. Lawmakers and others spoke at the rally, which drew about 100 people, emphasizing legislative priorities and speaking against gun-related policies of President Barack Obama, like his recent executive actions to expand background checks to cover more firearms sold at gun shows, and elsewhere. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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Pro-gun activists rally in the public gallery at the state Capitol in Olympia. (January 2015 file photo)

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