Reportedly, tampons, pads, condoms, tissue, and other items were being confiscated for a time from individuals entering the Texas capitol building today. Guns are allowed in the building, with a permit. Twitter is, unsurprisingly, ablaze.

Apparently, the Texas Department of Public Safety has ordered an end to any confiscation of such materials.

Watch the debate live here.

Here is a sample, check out #tampongate for more:

Confirmed: state troopers are searching all bags and confiscating tampons and pads. #hb2 #sb1

— Andrea Grimes (@andreagrimes) July 12, 2013

No tampons allowed? Guess we'll just have to bleed all over the seats. #HB2

— Cheasty Anderson (@CheastyAnderson) July 12, 2013

DPS Galindo JUST CONFIRMED TO ME: if you have a concealed handgun license YOU CAN TAKE YOUR GUN INTO THE GALLERY. #HB2

— Jessica W. Luther (@scATX) July 12, 2013

@scATX what if I have a tampon physically inside me? Allowed in the gallery? #TXLege #tamponarmy

— Kelly Baden (@KellyBaden) July 12, 2013

"@beardedstoner: FREEDOM IS SLAVERY. IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH. MENSTRUATION IS FASCISM."

— The Unruly Mob (@UnrulyMobTX) July 12, 2013

I want to know who ordered the confiscation of tampons in the Capitol. #HB2 #txlege

— Will Davies (@wdavies225) July 12, 2013

@beardedstoner Anybody on would accuse a legit comedy troupe of being over the top for even doing a parody of #txlege using these facts.

— LL (Tommy) Thomason (@Sillmyril) July 12, 2013

Not hyperbole to say feminine supplies are necessary to women's full participation in society. TX is confiscating them today. METAPHOR MUCH?

— ClinicEscort (@ClinicEscort) July 12, 2013

If considering guns to be safer than tampons doesn't sum up @RickPerry's Texas right now, I don't know what does.

— Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith) July 12, 2013

Banning tampons & pads from the Texas Senate illustrates just how much this ISN'T about healthcare. This is #patriarchy. #TxLege #HB2 #SB1

— brain kegels (@AccessAcademia) July 12, 2013

rt @tiffanyclay Guns don't kill people. Tampons kill people. #TSSKills #SWTW #HB2 #txlege #tampongate

— suddenlyspeaking (@suddenlyspeakin) July 12, 2013

Theory: Congress is orchestrating the #TXLege behavior in attempt to have at least one legislative body in the US even worse than them.

— Capt'n Arrr (@captnarrr) July 12, 2013

I guess a woman with a tampon is scarier than a man with a gun. #tampongate

— Rachel Kellogg (@rachelgbk) July 12, 2013

If "confiscate tampons" has become your security plan, you're doing something wrong. #tampongate #txlege #fem2

— John Brougher (@johnbrougher) July 12, 2013

Texas: where handguns aren't a cause for alarm, but tampons are weapons of mass destruction. Katie bar the door. #txlege #hb2

— Cheasty Anderson (@CheastyAnderson) July 12, 2013

Texas Republicans: leading America's GYN control movement. #tampongate

— Henry Kraemer (@HenryKraemer) July 12, 2013

#tampongate I imagine Stewart and Corbet shaking their heads saying, "How the hell do we parody THIS?" #whenrealityisparody

— Nancy LeTourneau (@Smartypants60) July 12, 2013

I guess the #txlege GOP members really just want women to be pregnant all the time? Is that our role in life? #tampongate #standwithtxwomen

— Samantha Fredrickson (@sfredrickson) July 12, 2013

https://twitter.com/anarchival/status/355782222076325889

Fortunately, the confiscation has come to an end, but not without some women having already gone in without their supplies.

Just heard DPS is no longer confiscating new, wrapped tampons and pads. But not before 250 or so women went into the gallery … #HB2

— Andrea Grimes (@andreagrimes) July 12, 2013