Update: Webb Staff Member Arrested On Weapons Charge

See below it's now on Drudge - he was only an hour or so behind this time. Heh!

Update: Word is getting out - here and here

Received a tip that a staff member for Virginia Senator Jim Webb was arrested for carrying a handgun today in or near the Russell Senate building. The tip claimed the gun was registered to Senator Webb. But carrying it would be a felony. I called the Capitol Police and they confirmed a Webb staffer has been arrested for a weapons charge. Paperwork is being processed now. Look for more later via the mainstream media.

SENATE STAFFER BUSTED FOR CARRYING WEBB'S LOADED GUN: Phillip Thompson, executive assistant to Senator James Webb (D-VA ), has been arrested by Capitol Hill Police on Monday for 'inadvertently' holding the senator's loaded gun, according to a person close to the investigation. A Senate staffer reports that Thompson was arrested for carrying the gun in a bag through security at the Russell Senate Office building while the Senator was parking his car. Thompson was booked for carrying a pistol without a license (CPWL) and for possessing unregistered ammunition. According to congressional rules, congressmen and senators, not staff, are allowed to have a gun on federal property. Developing...

Comments

[Hard Right]

That can't be. Lefties hate guns and think only the police and military should have them...unless they are special like congressmen. "They're the ones who really need them"-to quote a lefty congressman.

[goforit2]

So what?

[Hard Right]

Slight breach of the law. Not to mention it's unknown what his intentions were. But yeah, so what?

[Dan Riehl]

Well, the Webb staffer is a former Marine. I hope he wasn't going to shoot any gay congressman or senators, or anything.

[Hard Right]

According to YYY the military attracts the violent gay bashing types, so you never know.

[Purple Avenger]

Another Maurice Hinchey...

[Eddie]

It'll never make it on the lamestream media.