Who should carry a gun in court?

Should county attorneys in Minnesota carry guns in the courtroom?

That’s one of the bills to be debated this week at the Capitol in the wake of last months’ shooting in a courthouse in Grand Marais, Minnesota Lawyer reports.

Rep. Tony Cornish, a police officer himself, has filed two bills. One would increase the penalties for assaulting or causing the death of a prosecuting attorney (but not the defense attorney?). Another would authorize the county attorney to carry a gun.