ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Advisory Committee on Capitol Area Security met for the second time Monday, Sept. 22, to discuss how security at the Capitol could change in response to the shootings of Minnesota lawmakers and their family members but did not make any official decisions.

Officials heard a presentation Monday morning from the National Conference of State Legislatures comparing Minnesota’s security measures to other capitols. Minnesota stood out as an outlier regarding metal detectors, as 33 state capitols have some kind of security screening at their entrances.

“I thought it was, you know, fairly overwhelming that 33 capitols across the country have some type of screenings or metal detectors. I personally believe that that’s compelling,” Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, who chairs

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