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Jim Webb's aide forgets he's packing the Senator's heat.
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Webb aide arrested for gun possession
Originally Posted by Sacramento Bee
The office of Webb, D-Va., identified the aide as Phillip Thompson and said he was "a former Marine, a long-term friend and trusted employee of the senator."
A congressional official briefed on the incident said Webb gave the gun to Thompson when the assistant drove him to an airport earlier in the day. Thompson, upon entering the Senate building, forgot he was carrying the weapon.
Nothing really to argue here, I'm posting it more as an entertaining tidbit.
It would seem to indicate however, that Webb is a 2nd Amendment kind of dude.
Anyone know the kind of rigamarole Congress needs to arm themselves? D.C. is still mongo strict in the firearms department. Is there some federal provision that lets them cut through the BS?
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It's my understanding that members of Congress are exempt from many DC laws because of their "special status". So, it would be acceptable for them to be armed in DC. Although, I think it is acceptable as long as the firearm registration is from the member's home state.
As for bringing weapons into the office buildings and the Capitol itself, that is a no-no. But, within this context this is a rule Congress sets for itself, not a rule set by DC government.
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"Is there some federal provision that lets them cut through the BS?"
The Constitution?
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Originally Posted by dcmacdaddy 
It's my understanding that members of Congress are exempt from many DC laws because of their "special status". So, it would be acceptable for them to be armed in DC. Although, I think it is acceptable as long as the firearm registration is from the member's home state.
As for bringing weapons into the office buildings and the Capitol itself, that is a no-no. But, within this context this is a rule Congress sets for itself, not a rule set by DC government.
I figured there was something.
The moral of the story seems pretty clear though...
Don't **** with Jim Webb.
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Originally Posted by peeb
"Is there some federal provision that lets them cut through the BS?"
The Constitution?
 
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Originally Posted by subego
I figured there was something.
The moral of the story seems pretty clear though...
Don't **** with Jim Webb.
I'm guessing he's not going to be big on the Dems' gun control position.
Another good example of how gun control applies to everyone, but some folks are special.
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Originally Posted by finboy
I'm guessing he's not going to be big on the Dems' gun control position.
Another good example of how gun control applies to everyone, but some folks are special.
Can you amplify on this?
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