Under the rules, any state senator or delegate could strap on a sidearm and stroll in, according to Capitol Police Maj. Mike Jones. They have the same rights as law-enforcement officers to openly carry a gun in the Capitol...
Regular citizens, though, must have a concealed-weapon permit to bring in a gun, either concealed or openly.
"Regular citizens"?
As opposed to "super citizens"?
What did Mr. Mason say?
"I ask, sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people, except for a few public officials."
— George Mason, in Debates in Virginia Convention on
Ratification of the Constitution, Elliot, Vol. 3, June 16, 1788
What does the "supreme law of the land" say?
No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States...No State shall...grant any Title of Nobility....[and] No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States...nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.Of course, if you rely on that and act accordingly, don't be surprised if Maj. Mike Jones and the Capitol Police...ummm...how do I put this delicately?...kill you...