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Local observers, lawmakers react: Shock, but not all surprised by 'scary' scene at US Capitol
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Police with guns drawn watch as protesters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Scenes of protesters storming the Capitol in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday may be “scary” to viewers but they shouldn’t be too surprising, said Charles Bullock, University of Georgia political science professor.