Representative Greg Steube (R-FL) is officially back in action with a new bill he introduced covering concealed weapons carried by Congressional employees.
Specifically, the Safe Storage Lockers for House Office Buildings Act would require the installation of weapons lockers at the entrances of House Office Buildings.
Because of a Catch-22 in Washington, D.C. concealed carry laws, Congressional employees can carry weapons to defend themselves, yet cannot bring those same weapons into the same Federal buildings where they work in.
Rep. Steube has introduced this bill to solve this dilemma and simultaneously address the crime rate within Washington that has skyrocketed in recent years.
In a statement, Rep. Steube blames the crime rate on Democratic governance, saying that "violent crime has skyrocketed across the country, enabled by disastrous soft-on-crime Democrat policies."
"Violent crime has skyrocketed across the country, enabled by disastrous soft-on-crime Democrat policies. Sadly, our nation’s capital is regressing to total lawlessness and violent chaos. Today, I’m introducing legislation to ensure Congressional employees have the right to defend themselves in crime-ridden D.C.," he adds.
Furthermore, he states that his bill is "simple: any employee who is lawfully permitted to carry a firearm, stun gun, or self-defense spray will be able to bring those weapons on their commute to a House Office Building and safely store the weapon until they are ready to depart the building."
Steube's legislation comes hot on the heels of Governor Ron DeSantis' (R) vow of support for the expansion of Constitutional carry in the State of Florida, such as lowering the age requirement for purchasing firearms from 21 to 18 and allowing licensed individuals to concealed carry firearms on private school campuses.
The expansion of concealed carry in private schools provoked disruption of the Florida Senate, as gun control activists loudly decried the bill and accused Florida Republicans of voting on a bill that would kill children.
