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ghostsinthemachine

(3,569 posts)
Fri May 1, 2015, 07:36 PM May 2015

Child Finds A Loaded Gun In John Boehner's Capitol Bathroom

A 7- or 8-year-old boy found a loaded gun in House Speaker John Boehner's (R-OH) Capitol suite bathroom a little more than a month ago, Roll Call reported on Friday.

The gun, which Roll Call only referred to as a Glock, was reportedly left there on March 24 by a dignitary protection officer.

The incident, however, was not isolated, according to Roll Call. The publication reported that Capitol police have a tendency to leave their guns in the building's restrooms.

On Jan. 29, according to Roll Call, one of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's (R-KY) security guards left a Glock and its magazine jammed into a toilet seat cover holder in a restroom stall at the Capitol's visitor center, where it was found by an employee.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/john-boehner-gun-bathroom-capitol

HUH?

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Child Finds A Loaded Gun In John Boehner's Capitol Bathroom (Original Post) ghostsinthemachine May 2015 OP
This is one of those WTF moments for me! leftofcool May 2015 #1
Unbelievable!!! diabeticman May 2015 #2
The sequel: A Glockwork Orange TheCowsCameHome May 2015 #3
funny nt ghostsinthemachine May 2015 #4

diabeticman

(3,121 posts)
2. Unbelievable!!!
Fri May 1, 2015, 07:53 PM
May 2015

So basically you have to jump through hoops to be allowed into the capitol searches and metal detectors. HELL they bitched about kids sledding on the capitol hill (THAT WAS OUTSIDE) and now you find out some can happen upon a gun...




The illusion of safety and the lost of our freedom is all the Patriot Act did

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