House staffer carried loaded Glock thru security screening. On the loose for 12 minutes.

[pnwmom]

https://www.rollcall.com/2021/12/10/capitol-police-missed-gun-at-security-screening/

(Jeffrey) Allsbrooks entered Longworth House Office Building around 7:43 am at the South Capitol Street door. Lamb was assigned to the magnetometer in which people walk through at security. Officer Alpha Kamara was assigned to the x-ray screening machine.

Allsbrooks put his backpack and other items through the x-ray machine to be screened and walked through the magnetometer. He then collected his belongings and “proceeded on to their destination.”

Shortly after Allsbrooks went through screening, Lamb noticed what appeared to be a handgun on the x-ray screen. Lamb alerted Kamara to the screen and the door was locked down. The whole Longworth House Office Building was then put on a stay-in-place lockdown.

SNIP

Crime scene technicians responded to the scene and recovered a black Glock 19 9mm handgun. It was loaded with 14 rounds of ammunition in a 15 round magazine. The gun was not registered in D.C., and Allsbrooks is not licensed to carry a concealed firearm in D.C. He did have a license to carry a concealed firearm from Virginia issued by Henrico County Circuit Court that expires in April of 2026. Allsbrooks is a resident of Richmond, Va.

[Throck]

1. What was he planning?

Was a mass shooting averted?

[SYFROYH]

2. Who does he work for?

[2naSalit]

3. +1

[luv2fly]

4. A bit more info here

https://www.uscp.gov/media-center/press-releases/uscp-arrest-capitol-hill-staffer-carrying-gun

The owner of the bag was identified as 57-year-old Jeffrey Allsbrooks, a staffer with the House Chief Administrative Office. Allsbrooks told our officers he forgot the gun was in the bag.

[FreepFryer]

5. From the article, it seems 2 me something more was afoot, why would he have the large ammo feeder?

The defendant is now facing the following charges:

-Possession of an Unregistered Firearm

-Unlawful Possession of a Firearm

-Possession of Unregistered Ammunition

-Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device

After our review of the investigation and preliminary timeline— we discovered it took approximately four minutes to lock the building down and then approximately eight minutes until the suspect was stopped by officers.

This remains an active investigation.

And the gun and ammo was unregistered. Yikes

[Irish_Dem]

9. He didn't forget he had all of this, he was taking it in for a reason.

A large ammo feeder is used for one reason only?
To kill as many people as fast as possible?

[jmowreader]

11. The "large ammo feeder" is the stock Glock mag

DC has a 10-round limit, and the mag that comes with the gun holds more than that.

[Irish_Dem]

12. Willing to break laws and rule to smuggle in a dangerous weapon.

[Sur Zobra]

6. Incompetent screener noticed the gun after

the staffer had already ventured into the building. It took security 12 minutes to find the staffer. Frightening

[uponit7771]

7. They are testing the system even more, they will know how to take over fully next time and we'll

... end up like Spain.

[jalan48]

13. +1

[onecaliberal]

8. They're literally trying to build an Arsenal so they can finish what they started on 1/6

[Baitball Blogger]

10. My greatest fear is that they're stocking up INSIDE the Capitol.

One gun at a time.

[Hekate]

14. +1