A freshman Republican lawmaker in Virginia openly carried her revolver on the floor of the state Senate this week after a colleague was mobbed by protesters.

“I’ve had people get in my face. I’ve had people come up and try to touch me inappropriately. And it is a deterrent,” state Sen. Amanda Chase told the Washington Post Wednesday, referring to her firearm.

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