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Link to tweet
Scott MacFarlane
@MacFarlaneNews
NEW: Man wanted by US Capitol Police was stopped by Secret Service near Naval Observatory (which houses Vice President's residence)
Police say they found a long gun, a large amount of ammunition and several gun clips w/ ammunition in man's car parked in a DC garage
1:14 PM · Mar 17, 2021
Karadeniz
(22,573 posts)MagickMuffin
(15,952 posts)The Gangwankers usually turn into gunwankers. Any way you look at it they are wankers wanting to do massive harm.
Good JOB DC Capitol Police.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)Or a particularly aggressive Jehovah's Witness? Certainly we shouldn't jump to any unwarranted conclusions in any case.
jaxexpat
(6,849 posts)Bullets are SOOOOO much more effective..... and quicker!
Should patrol every Kingdom Hall to make sure. Hell, the Russians do and they never have their vice-presidents get shot and stuff.
Corgigal
(9,291 posts)I couldnt believe, but wasnt surprised, the sheriff said that was the reason for that racist incel.
Grrrr
BobTheSubgenius
(11,566 posts)From the scant information in the tweet, we don't even know if he's white or not!!
niyad
(113,556 posts)leftieNanner
(15,150 posts)They are staying at Blaire House while the Naval Observatory is being renovated.
niyad
(113,556 posts)PCIntern
(25,584 posts)Hes so good he uses a rifle rather than a shotgun.
These guys are nuts.
soothsayer
(38,601 posts)leftieNanner
(15,150 posts)bluedigger
(17,087 posts)We'll just have to wait and wonder until an actual news story is filed.
soothsayer
(38,601 posts)PTWB
(4,131 posts)intheflow
(28,501 posts)I like my twitter account, but I understand why others don't. This post - all info, no source - is a great example of how fake news spreads. I have no idea if this is true or not (will be researching after I respond here), but because many "fine people" post "facts" without substantiation is reason enough to be skeptical of this being shared on DU.
herding cats
(19,567 posts)The man was wanted for making threats agains the VP already.
soothsayer
(38,601 posts)marble falls
(57,215 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,289 posts)and brought to justice. Our defenses must sustain a high degree of vigilance.
marble falls
(57,215 posts)herding cats
(19,567 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,703 posts)FailureToCommunicate
(14,022 posts)Very smooth, and the filming guy is not out of breath.
Chainfire
(17,641 posts)in a way that terrorists understand.
ProfessorGAC
(65,170 posts)The feds did not negotiate with Dillinger. Nor did they try to "understand" him.
They blew him away, because that's the language of gangsters!
herding cats
(19,567 posts)bdamomma
(63,922 posts)lock up these jerks. Domestic terrorists that is what they are.
peggysue2
(10,839 posts)These suckers won't be happy until they cause another violent fracas. Unless all their butts are put in jail.
iluvtennis
(19,872 posts)intheflow
(28,501 posts)That's what the headline sounds like to me. The tweet and other news reports are very skinny on the deets.
Nevilledog
(51,197 posts)Nevilledog
(51,197 posts)Link to tweet
Hilary Sargent
@lilsarg
Lots of info on suspect arrested at Naval Observatory... ⤵️⤵️⤵️
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Mike Valerio
@MikevWUSA
🚨LATEST: Bulletin for suspect arrested at Naval Observatory says hes an Army veteran...
Discharged in 2014, after serving as a drone operator.
Paul Murray arrested for carrying a rifle and large capacity ammo feeding device
#breaking @WUSA9 @CBSNews
https://wusa9.com/mobile/article/news/local/dc/naval-observatory-vice-president-washington-dc-us-secret-service/65-456620d7-f476-46cf-be1d-9cbd186eed9b
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intheflow
(28,501 posts)Grins
(7,228 posts)3Hotdogs
(12,408 posts)Discharged from military for schizophrenia
FailureToCommunicate
(14,022 posts)GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)And I dont know about schizophrenia, but if I spent 4 years killing people remotely by drone, my mind would be scrambled. Not saying he operated armed drones, but who knows.