(The Hill) – South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace (R) said she would begin carrying a gun when permitted after the shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

“I'll start carrying again when I'm back home, and when I'm allowed to carry where it's reciprocal. In other states, I will have a firearm on my person all the time, and I will have security,” Mace told reporters Thursday outside the Capitol.

The GOP representative said Capitol Police’s allocation of $15 million to protect lawmakers at home amounts to $5,000 a month per lawmaker.

“For those here in Congress who are very vocal and are more well known than others, $5,000 is not much. I'm not personally rich, so we are taking different safety precautions,” Mace said.

She noted that for now she'd forgo outdoor events and asked for loca

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