US Rep. Clyde says the metal detector is "unconstitutional"
Author: Doug Richards
Updated: 7:49 PM EDT April 19, 2021
ATLANTA — A Georgia congressman said he is defending the Constitution by challenging whether members of Congress should pass through metal detectors at the U.S. Capitol.
U.S. Rep. Andrew Clyde of Athens is causing a stir – just weeks after getting sworn into Congress for the first time from his district in northeast Georgia.
"House Resolution 703 is a direct violation of the constitution," said Rep. Clyde in an interview with 11Alive. Clyde is a Republican who owns a gun store in Athens.
The January resolution requires that members of Congress pass through a metal detector outside the House chamber.