Armed guards protect Senate Democrats as they demand new gun-control laws

From The Washington Times via H/T at Instapundit:

Senate Democrats gathered Thursday on the steps of the Capitol surrounded by about a dozen armed guards to announce a new push for tougher gun-control laws.

The officers from the U.S. Capitol Police, who carried sidearms, were in addition to the regular detail paroling the Capitol ground due the large number of elected officials attending the event, according to a officer on the scene.

The clueless Democrats didn't get the optics. The Republicans should ask why the event wasn't a "gun-free zone" that the Dems like some much.