Posted on 12/16/2024 6:03:15 AM PST by marktwain
On Thursday morning, the 28 of November, Thanksgiving day, (Correction arrest was on December 2, Monday Morning) Capitol police found eleven rounds of ammunition and four magazines in a bag, which Michael Hopkins had put through screening at the Cannon House Office Building. Hopkins is a staff member of Rep. Joe Morelle, D-NY. From WFIN.com:
“At approximately 8:45 a.m., a House staffer entered the Cannon House Office Building and put his bag through screening. USCP officers noticed what appeared to be ammunition on the x-ray screen,” Capitol Police told Fox News in a statement.
“After a hand search of the bag, officers found four ammunition magazines and eleven rounds of ammunition. The staffer told the officers that he forgot the ammunition was in the bag,” the statement continued.
Capitol Police say Michael Hopkins, 38, is now facing charges for unlawful possession of ammunition, including one charge for possession of a high-capacity magazine.
Hopkins is no longer employed in Morelle’s office “effective immediately,” according to a Monday afternoon statement from Chief of Staff Jo Stiles.
The Administration Committee has oversight over House operations and Capitol security, including jurisdiction over legislative branch support agencies like the Capitol Police.
AmmoLand was unable to find information about what caliber of ammunition was found in the bag or what firearm the magazines might have fit.
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Joe will add him to the Pardon list ,LOL
What a bunch of crap, but he should have known better.
I can understand forgetting a few stray rounds in your backpack but 4 mags?
“Simply say: I forgot!” - Steve Martin..........................
What was that recent story of someone bringing weapon/ammo into capitol?
They are planting these ahead of Trumps inauguration.
The fact is ALL these laws are UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
“SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED”
A more appropriate response would be to tell him he can’t bring the items on to the premises and have him take them back home.
It wasn’t his first job though, and I don’t buy the bs that he forgot the ammo was in the bag. What about the gun and mags? You can’t have the jobs he’s had and be that stupid. Oh, forget that, there are the Biden’s and his looney camp.
There wasn't any gun. Just 11 rounds of ammo and four magazines.
A Democrat who owns a gun. Who knew?
The hell if I’m going to defend some Leftist who claims that he ‘forgot’ what was in his bag. Not after other Leftists are literally SHOOTING AT TRUMP and other Republicans (remember the softball game).
I have NO CLUE as to why he brought the ammo in, and the only thing that I do know is that he hates Trump and other conservatives, and so, based on that, this guy needs to ROT IN JAIL, for decades.
Exactly. Democrats own guns, lots of guns. They have no problem with guns. Their problem is that you can own them too.
Great thought, but . . .
Since when does “Reason, Logic and Common Sens” prevail ANYWHERE in WDC?
Good luck with that in court
“What about the gun and mags?
There wasn’t any gun. Just 11 rounds of ammo and four magazines.”
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Test run.
If unsuccessful, gun and a..o to be dropped by drone.
And if that doesn’t work, just say, “Well, EXCUUUUUSE me!”
Maybe the DIM perp already had the gun smuggled in.
Hadn’t been on Capitol Hill long enough to be recognized by security to be staff and therefore exempt from little people laws.
If he knew at all. Some he was cheating on could easily have slipped it into his bag, figuring he'd get caught.
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