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LisaL

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3. Secret Service apparently assumed he wasn't armed.

Reply to woodsprite (Reply #1)

Mon Sep 22, 2014, 04:06 PM

Sep 2014

But they were wrong. He had a knife on him.
He also had ammunition, hatchets and machete in his car.
Next time they assume it can end badly.

"He allowed authorities to search his car, where police say they found more than 800 rounds of ammunition in boxes and magazines. They also found two hatchets and a machete in his car."
http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/22/us/white-house-security-incident/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

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OK, so the video says the door was left unlocked and the trained guard dogs woodsprite Sep 2014 #1

Secret Service apparently assumed he wasn't armed. LisaL Sep 2014 #3

There are a few guys here at work who were not happy this guy got caught. woodsprite Sep 2014 #4

Back in July, he was discovered with a "mini-arsenal" of weapons.... kentuck Sep 2014 #2

At least he wasn't some dangerous lunatic carrying around marijuana or something, or he would have world wide wally Sep 2014 #5