Update--Jim Webb's Aide (merged with original thread)

SammyIamToday · March 26th, 2007, 05:12 PM

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. Developing...

From Drudge Report. http://www.drudgereport.com/

Thought this was somewhat funny.

goawayfarm · March 26th, 2007, 05:29 PM

WHAT THE @#^&#*@%*!#% IS WEBB DOING WITH A GUN IN DC?

We the common plebes, can't have one in DC, where does he get the right to carry?

a little more inf:

Quote:

"To our knowledge, this incident was an oversight by the senator’s aide. Phillip Thompson is a former Marine, a long-term friend and trusted employee of the senator. We are still awaiting facts," Webb Communications Director Jessica Smith said in a statement.

Thompson, a former military reporter based in Virginia, joined the senator's staff after Webb was elected to office in November. He travels frequently with the senator.

Handguns are illegal in Washington, D.C., but nearby Virginia allows residents to carry concealed handguns.

Webb told The Richmond Times Dispatch in December that he considers himself a "strong Second Amendment person" but said he does not carry a gun to work.

"I don't carry personally regularly. I shoot regularly. I like to have the option to carry, which is why I keep the permit," he said. "I value the opportunity to be able to protect myself, depending on situations. But no, I don't walk around with a weapon on me all of the time," he told the newspaper.

this is from: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,261368,00.html

Rob99VMI04 · March 26th, 2007, 05:48 PM

LOL SORRY thats funny I'm sorry just got a chuckle, I guess thats why if someone hands me something before I go through a metal detector I won't go through. I guess a refresher course in DC Law might be appropriate. Kind of like the whole thing down in Manassas with the MCPD.

rstickle · March 26th, 2007, 06:37 PM

This should get interesting!!

SixBravo · March 26th, 2007, 07:37 PM

"Gun Control is getting your former-Marine staffer to carry it 'cuz you ain't got the cajones to admit you need it."

sisco · March 26th, 2007, 07:52 PM

If you've ever said the words
"Here, hold this. I don't want to get caught with it"
you might be a redneck.

retsupt99 · March 26th, 2007, 08:22 PM

to the slammer, but he'll get off...by saying, "It wasn't my gun; I was holding it for the Senator?"

How does Senator James Webb (D-VA ) vote on 2A?

ret

goawayfarm · March 26th, 2007, 09:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by retsupt99

How does Senator James Webb (D-VA ) vote on 2A?
ret

To early to tell......he claims to be PRO-gun....time will tell.

obxned · March 26th, 2007, 09:29 PM

"Stupid is as stupid does"
Forrest Gump

falcon1 · March 26th, 2007, 11:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by goawayfarm

To early to tell......he claims to be PRO-gun....time will tell.

He's obviously pro-gun where he is concerned. For others...?

March 26th, 2007, 05:12 PM	#1
SammyIamToday VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 2,077	Webb's Staffer Arrested for Holding Webb's Gun 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. Developing... From Drudge Report. http://www.drudgereport.com/ Thought this was somewhat funny. __________________ ...He suggested that "every American citizen" should own a rifle and train with it on firing ranges "at every courthouse." -Chesty Puller

March 26th, 2007, 05:48 PM	#3
Rob99VMI04 Distinguished Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: ABOVE is the FOOTPRINT of a common american CHICKEN Posts: 1,661	LOL SORRY thats funny I'm sorry just got a chuckle, I guess thats why if someone hands me something before I go through a metal detector I won't go through. I guess a refresher course in DC Law might be appropriate. Kind of like the whole thing down in Manassas with the MCPD. __________________ "You may find me one day dead in a ditch somewhere. But by God, you'll find me in a pile of brass." - Trooper M. Padgett "When seconds count.....Cops Respond in Minutes" Last edited by Rob99VMI04; March 26th, 2007 at 05:57 PM.

March 26th, 2007, 06:37 PM	#4
rstickle Senior Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Laurel, MD Posts: 10,023	This should get interesting!! __________________ Rick EOD - Initial success or total failure

March 26th, 2007, 07:52 PM	#6
sisco Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Kansas, GCK Posts: 585	If you've ever said the words "Here, hold this. I don't want to get caught with it" you might be a redneck. __________________ I'm a child of the 60's, but I got over it.

March 26th, 2007, 08:22 PM	#7
retsupt99 VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Central Florida Posts: 14,907	Anyone Else Would Be Going... to the slammer, but he'll get off...by saying, "It wasn't my gun; I was holding it for the Senator?" How does Senator James Webb (D-VA ) vote on 2A? ret __________________ "That I cannot do." "Give this to, uh, Clemenza. I want reliable people, people who aren't going to be carried away. After all we're not murderers in spite of what this undertaker thinks." *********************************** NRA Life Member

March 26th, 2007, 09:29 PM	#9
obxned Distinguished Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: OBX, NC Posts: 1,748	"Stupid is as stupid does" Forrest Gump __________________ http://www.obxammo.com/ There is only one gun law in this country, the 2nd Amendment. All else is bureaucratic nonsense that I choose to comply with or not at my discretion. When governments make laws, they must consider the unintended consequences.

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