Members of Congress are looking at additional safety measures as they explain dealing with threats is part of public service.
A lone gunman critically injured Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, at a charity baseball practice Wednesday. He is the second member of Congress shot in the last six years. The danger feels very real to many lawmakers.
"We do take precautions at our events to make sure we have security, both that we are taking care that I'm safe and also to ensure our constituents are safe as well," Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Arizona, said.
Sinema says she talked to her staff about more security two to three weeks ago due to threats to her office.
"I believe that the speaker [of the house] and the minority leader and capitol police are going to take on action immediately to ensure that when you have groups of members of congress, whether it's engaging in a sporting activity or gathering for some other kind of event, that we make sure we have police protection," Sinema said.
Even elected officials who have a security detail, like Phoenix's mayor, say they must balance safety and accessibility.
"Sadly there are people out there who want to do harm potentially to public figures," Mayor Greg Stanton said. "Unfortunately if you are going to chose public life, you occasionally put yourself at risk."
A call for more civility comes from an organization created in reaction to the assassination attempt on former Rep. Gabby Giffords in Tucson in 2011. Staffers at the National Institute for Civil Discourse worry about the impact of social media and cable news.
"Now that everyone has a TV show, the more outrageous you are, the more likely you are to get on the show," NICD Director of Congressional Programs Jane Calderwood said.
She added there are efforts to stop the angry rhetoric. This year, many congressional freshmen signed a civility pledge, agreeing to change the tone of discussion on Capitol Hill.
