{"id":6175,"date":"2023-10-08T05:03:51","date_gmt":"2023-10-08T05:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=6175"},"modified":"2023-10-08T19:06:01","modified_gmt":"2023-10-08T19:06:01","slug":"gov-evers-not-looking-to-increase-security-after-armed-man-arrested-at-wisconsin-capitol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=6175","title":{"rendered":"Gov. Evers Not Looking to Increase Security After Armed Man Arrested at Wisconsin Capitol"},"content":{"rendered":"

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by Benjamin Yount<\/h5>\n

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Wisconsin\u2019s governor says he doesn\u2019t want to see new security measures at the state capitol after an armed man entered the statehouse.<\/p>\n

Gov. Tony Evers told reporters Friday he doesn\u2019t want metal detectors and other shows of force to be installed at the statehouse.<\/p>\n

\u201cThink about all those fourth-graders that come here every year to learn about the great things that Wisconsin has done in the past and it\u2019s enshrined in this building,\u201d Evers said. \u201cThey do it in D.C. I think it\u2019s creepy. And it would be triple creepy here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Capitol Police arrested a Madison man, identified as 43-year-old Joshua Pleasnick, Wednesday afternoon after he showed up at the governor\u2019s office in the capitol shirtless and armed with a pistol in a holster. While it is legal to have a concealed pistol inside the state capitol, openly carrying a gun is not allowed.<\/p>\n

Officers say Pleasnick demanded to see the governor and told them he would not leave until he spoke to the governor about domestic abuse towards men.<\/p>\n

Police reports say Pleasnick bonded out of jail after his arrest and returned to the capitol later Wednesday night with a rifle.<\/p>\n

He was arrested a second time.<\/p>\n

Evers was not at the capitol Wednesday and was not hurt. He was told about Pleasnick\u2019s arrest afterward.<\/p>\n

There is a security desk inside the capitol where police officers sit, but there aren\u2019t as many security measures as other states.<\/p>\n

Wisconsin is one of 13 states that does not have metal detectors or x-ray machines at the capitol entrance.<\/p>\n

Metal detectors were briefly added at the capitol during the height of the debate over Act 10 and recall in 2011 but were quickly removed.<\/p>\n

Evers on Friday again said the State Capitol Police did an excellent job.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the people that keep this place safe do the best job they can under circumstances,\u201d Evers said.<\/p>\n

The top Democrat in Wisconsin senate, Sen. Melissa Agard, D-Madison, said she\u2019d like to have a broader discussion about increased security of the capitol.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe absolutely need to assess all security options to ensure that everyone in our Capitol is kept safe whether they are a legislator, staff, or visitor,\u201d Agard said.<\/p>\n

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Benjamin Yount is a contributor to The Center Square. <\/a>
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