An estimated 1,000 students, parents, and others, galvanized by the shooting deaths, crammed House and Senate galleries,"
you had people outside the chamber who rushed the state troopers to try to get inside the chamber. They weren't successful.
So to be perfectly clear, were there a large number of spectators who were allowed to be there, or did they force their way into the building?
* starts eating popcorn *
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