Posted on 03/29/2016 6:31:32 AM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia
The man who drew a gun at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center on Monday previously called himself a “prophet of God” and said he didn’t obey man’s law.
U.S. Capitol Police said Larry Russell Dawson of Antioch, Tennessee, has been charged with assault with a deadly weapon and assault on a police officer while armed. Dawson, 66, was shot by a U.S. Capitol Police officer and is hospitalized in stable but critical condition, police said.
At a press conference outside the Capitol on Monday evening, U.S. Capitol Police Chief Matthew Verderosa said that at approximately 2:40 p.m. Dawson “drew what appeared to be a weapon and pointed it at officers” during a routine screening at the Visitor Center. One officer fired and struck Dawson.
Dawson said he had been to Washington three times for his mission. One time, on Oct. 22, 2015, Dawson yelled, “I’m a prophet of God!” from the balcony of the House of Representatives.
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He had a pellet gun, so it’s not a deadly weapon. Ted sCruz is supposed to be the one sent from god according to Stabby the Clown Beck.
This man has mental issues.
This guy sounds like a typical Cruz/Beck follower...
Apparently, he’s a $15 minimum wage crusading leftist. Go figure. Isn’t it time to ban liberals from having guns?
Or is this another staged shooting to push gun control once again?
I’m thinking Obama patsy...just to prove that not all terrorists are muslim.
The very first thought that entered my mind.
Anyone seen Glen Beck today?
Please, someone get the guy some kneepads.
Saw his pic, so “if obummer had a father”:-)
[ Apparently, he’s a $15 minimum wage crusading leftist. Go figure. Isn’t it time to ban liberals from having guns? ]
Some of these Leftist “Religious Marxists” are the worst, they combine all the self feeding virtue of a religious zealot with the justification of total authoritarianism of a Communist.
The nutcase has a pellet gun and goes through a metal detector in the capitol visitor center??? Great plan, there, mental one. Why isn’t this guy institutionalized? Oh, yeah...the LIBs closed most of the mental hospitals because they weren’t fair or some such illogic.
Wait till the media finds out he is black...
Glen Beck was up at Capitol Hill??
This story certainly was buried by the MSM.
Sometimes, a nutcase is just a nutcase.
That is why this story is experiencing a quick and silent death.
Has the MSM jumped on the story yet?
If the guy had been white there would be 24/7 coverage for weeks.
Yep...once they confirmed, they dropped it like a hot potato.
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