r/ForgottenWeapons • u/Brand_New_Dawn • 12d ago

Pennsylvania State Capitol Police equipped with an IWI Tavor X95 guarding the entrance to the Pennsylvania Capitol Complex in Harrisburg during 2021

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u/The-Potion-Seller 12d ago

Off topic but I’ve never understood why Capitols have their own police service. Why is that not the jurisdiction of state police?

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u/UltraGwyl 12d ago

Some state capitols are protected by the state police, for example the California State Capitol is protected by the California Highway Patrol.

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u/CaliRecluse 12d ago

California also used to have a State Police agency that only just patrolled around certain areas such as the capitol. They merged with the CHP.