At least Eleanor Holmes Norton will be pleased. Drudge right now:

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…

The man carries a loaded gun on him? He doesn’t feel safe in DC or something? Or is he just worried about running into President Bush again?

Date: Mar 26th, 2007 · Comments RSS · Tags: Politics