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Capitol Hill staffer arrested for carrying gun in congressional building
http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/capitol-hill-staffer-charged-felony-carrying-gunPolice arrested a congressional staffer Friday for allegedly attempting to carry a pistol into a Capitol Hill office building.
Ryan Shucard, press secretary for Republican Rep. Thomas Marino of Pennsylvania, was charged with a felony count of carrying a pistol without a license when he entered the Cannon House Office Building in Washington, D.C., Capitol Police told NBC News.
Police said they discovered Shucard was carrying a handgun and magazine during a routine administrative search required for entry into the building.
Shucard was also placed on unpaid leave, according to Bill Tighe, Marino’s chief of staff.
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