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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCarol Leonnig: Man w/ glock and 500 rounds of ammo is a "private security guard"
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Carol Leonnig @CarolLeonnig
Folks: That man who drove into DC with a Glock and 500 rounds of ammo -- his wife tells me he was a private security guard and hired to help secure the Capitol grounds. He's charged with carrying all that firepower into DC without a proper permit.
Live updates: State capitols brace for right-wing violence; D.C. locks down ahead of inauguration
The Proud Boys are encouraging their members to stay home, but other heavily armed and politically motivated extremists could gather in state capitals, leading to violent clashes.
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4:46 PM · Jan 16, 2021
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Carol Leonnig: Man w/ glock and 500 rounds of ammo is a "private security guard" (Original Post)
Dennis Donovan
Jan 2021
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ProfessorGAC
(65,076 posts)1. 25,000 Troops On Site, And A Guy Not Known To Authorities....
...is hired to provide security?
With fake documents?
Yeah, sure.
Croney
(4,661 posts)2. I thought he had a fake inauguration-access permit too, unless it's a different guy.
ret5hd
(20,497 posts)3. Sounds like he might have fed his wife a line of BS.
femmedem
(8,203 posts)4. The fuller story, per Carol Leonnig:
"The Fuller Story: Man stopped with Glock and 500 rounds of ammo near Capitol was private security guard, his family says. He was not accused of showing phony credentials - but a "non-govt." credential -and an officer decided he wasn't authorized to enter."
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uppityperson
(115,677 posts)5. Uh. Huh.
sinkingfeeling
(51,460 posts)6. I call bullsh*t on that story.
AllaN01Bear
(18,261 posts)7. riiiigggghhht .
greenjar_01
(6,477 posts)8. Lemme guess: Academi?