A Tangled "Webb" of deceit?

Jim Webb's aide arrested with his boss' loaded gun:

WASHINGTON (AP) - An aide to Sen. Jim Webb was arrested Monday when he entered a Senate office building with a loaded pistol belonging to the senator.

Capitol Police spokeswoman Sgt. Kimberly Schneider said the aide was charged with carrying a pistol without a license and possessing an unregistered firearm and unregistered ammunition.

A congressional official briefed on the incident said Webb gave the gun to Thompson when the assistant drove him to an airport earlier in the day. Thompson, upon entering the Senate building, forgot he was carrying the weapon.

"To our knowledge, this incident was an oversight," Webb's office said in a statement. It said it had no other details.

As Andy points out, to what degree is Jim Webb culpable with regard to his decision to keep a loaded weapon, and 2. Did Jim Webb have a permit to carry such a weapon in such a manner? 3. Is Jim Webb culpable for negligence in not keeping tabs on said loaded weapon?

A full investigation needs to take place. A crime has been committed and the American voters deserve to have their elected officials held accountable.

I look forward to wall-to-wall coverage on CBS, NBC, ABC, MSNBC, CNN, and FOX.

But oops-- heh. Silly me.

Webb is a democrat.

My bad.

On second thought, at best, look for this story on the bottom left corner of page 14A of the New York Times, with like deference given to the story by the alphabet broadcast networks.

boss' loaded gun:

WASHINGTON (AP) - An aide to Sen. Jim Webb was arrested Monday when he entered a Senate office building with a loaded pistol belonging to the senator.

Capitol Police spokeswoman Sgt. Kimberly Schneider said the aide was charged with carrying a pistol without a license and possessing an unregistered firearm and unregistered ammunition.

A congressional official briefed on the incident said Webb gave the gun to Thompson when the assistant drove him to an airport earlier in the day. Thompson, upon entering the Senate building, forgot he was carrying the weapon.

"To our knowledge, this incident was an oversight," Webb's office said in a statement. It said it had no other details.

As Andy points out, to what degree is Jim Webb culpable with regard to his decision to keep a loaded weapon; and 2. Did Jim Webb have a permit to carry such a weapon in such a manner? 3. Is Jim Webb culpable for negligence in not keeping tabs on said loaded weapon?

A full investigation needs to take place. A crime has been committed and the American voters deserve to have their elected officials held accountable.

I look forward to wall-to-wall coverage on CBS, NBC, ABC, MSNBC, CNN, and FOX.

But oops-- heh. Silly me.

Webb is a democrat.

My bad.

On second thought, at best, look for this story on the bottom left corner of page 14A of the New York Times, with like deference given to the story by the alphabet broadcast networks.

****UPDATE****

Free Republic has this:

It is looking increasingly likely Sen. Webb possessed, controlled, and carried a unregistered handgun around the District of Columbia, and was last known to had possessed a unregistered weapon and ammunition at an airport terminal before handing over possession to another individual (possibly a criminal offense as well because Webb was not a licensed firearms dealer). All serious crimes in the District of Columbia.

No person or organization (other than law enforcement officers, members of the military or licensed dealers) may possess or control any firearm in the District unless the person or organization holds a valid registration certificate. D.C. Code § 7-2502.01. Pursuant to section 7-2502.02, several types of firearms are unregisterable, including sawed-off shotguns, machine guns, short-barreled rifles, and handguns not registered to the current owner prior to September 24, 1976.

Pursuant to section 7-2502.06(a), a person must obtain a registration certificate prior to taking possession of a firearm from a licensed dealer or from any person or organization holding a registration certificate for the firearm. In all other cases, an application for registration must be filed immediately after a firearm is brought into the District [or within 48 hours if such person personally communicates with the Metropolitan Police Department and provides such information as may be demanded].

But again, we need to remember-- Jim Webb is a democrat. Laws don't apply to liberal democrats.

Must. Keep. That. In. Mind.
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