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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCapitol Police investigating after congressman discovered carrying a gun
Capitol Police investigating after congressman discovered carrying a gun when attempting to go on the House floor
(CNN)US Capitol Police are investigating an incident in which a Republican lawmaker was stopped from bringing a concealed gun onto the House floor on Thursday, sources told CNN, the first time a member of Congress has been discovered with a firearm by the metal detectors now set up outside the legislative chamber.
Rep. Andy Harris, of Maryland, set off a metal detector outside the House floor on Thursday and an officer soon discovered it was because he was carrying a concealed gun on his side, a Capitol official told CNN. The officer sent Harris away, prompting him to ask fellow Republican Rep. John Katko, of New York, to hold his weapon.
According to a press pool report, Katko refused to hold the gun for Harris, saying that he did not have a license. Harris then left the area and returned moments later, walking onto the House floor without setting off the magnetometer.
The Capitol official confirmed to CNN that Harris did not enter the House floor with a weapon. Harris' office did not immediately return a request for comment.
The Capitol Police officer who saw the gun informed his superiors and the department is investigating the matter, a Capitol Police source familiar with the matter told CNN.
Firearms are banned from Congress except for members, who are granted certain exemptions under a 1967 regulation from the Capitol Police Board, a source confirmed to CNN. Members of Congress are able to carry firearms in the halls of Congress and on Capitol grounds as long as they have Washington licenses and they carry ammunition separately, the source added. Under no circumstances are lawmakers allowed to bring firearms onto the House floor.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/01/22/politics/congressman-gun-capitol/index.html
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Capitol Police investigating after congressman discovered carrying a gun (Original Post)
orangecrush
Jan 2021
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Blues Heron
(5,937 posts)1. expel him
Last edited Fri Jan 22, 2021, 05:46 PM - Edit history (1)
drray23
(7,633 posts)2. if he does not have the proper license he is in trouble.nt