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Webb Denies He Gave Aide Gun That Led to Arrest [Again, I'm not going to comment......]
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Posted on 03/27/2007 10:31:38 AM PDT by Sub-Driver

Webb Denies He Gave Aide Gun That Led to Arrest

Tuesday , March 27, 2007

WASHINGTON — Virginia Sen. Jim Webb said Tuesday he did not give aide Phillip Thompson the gun that led to his arrest in a Senate office building. Webb did not say whether it was his gun.

Thompson is awaiting arraignment in D.C. Superior Court after being arrested Monday for trying to enter the Russell Senate Office Building, where Webb's office is located, carrying a loaded pistol and two fully loaded magazines.

The judge will determine whether Thompson, 45, will have to pay bail to get out of jail, and will set a date for a preliminary hearing. Thompson spent the night in a D.C. jail after U.S. Capitol Police determined Monday that he did not have a permit to carry a gun in Washington, D.C., where only law enforcement officials are allowed to carry handguns.

He is charged with carrying a pistol without a license and possession of an unregistered firearm and unregistered ammunition. According to the court docket, Monday was Thompson's birthday.

A senior Democratic aide said Monday evening that Thompson forgot that he had the weapon when he sent the senator's bag through the X-ray machine at the office building. The aide said Webb gave the bag that contained the gun to Thompson when the aide drove the senator to the airport.

Webb said he has been in New Orleans since Friday and returned Monday night. He denied that he gave the weapon to Thompson.

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To: beltfed308

Expecially, a DC jail.


21 posted on 03/27/2007 10:43:22 AM PDT by DCPatriot ("It aint what you don't know that kills you. It's what you know that aint so" Theodore Sturgeon))
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To: Vicomte13

The Constituition my right to arms may not be infringed. That's universal...period.


22 posted on 03/27/2007 10:45:18 AM PDT by zarf (Her hair was of a dank yellow, and fell over her temples like sauerkraut......)
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To: bikerMD
Not really if you read the entire story. He's clearly saying Thompson accidentally picked it up.

"We had three cars on Friday that were being moved about because of my trip, and that is probably a reason that this inadvertent situation developed. And that's really the extent to which I think I should be discussing. That's really all I can say," he said, adding that he couldn't talk about the case because of the legal proceedings and his desire not to prejudice the situation.

He's not saying Thompson took it from him, and he is actually admitting its his without saying it in those words. I don't blame him for the words he is using. Technically, by the letter of the law, he provided a gun to someone who could not legally carry or possess it. There are also questions about whether it still had to be registered in DC or not.
23 posted on 03/27/2007 10:45:22 AM PDT by NorthFlaRebel
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To: The Worthless Miracle

Yup. CBS would be leading with story every hour at Full Cry !


24 posted on 03/27/2007 10:46:00 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (BTUs are my Beat.)
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To: Regulator

You don't really believe that the Constitution makes the Secret Service powerless to prevent people from carrying concealed firearms in the presence of the President, do you?

Do you?


25 posted on 03/27/2007 10:46:17 AM PDT by Vicomte13 (Le chien aboie; la caravane passe.)
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To: zarf

Universal?
So, you can have a nuclear weapon in your basement?
The Constitution is a suicide pact?


26 posted on 03/27/2007 10:46:55 AM PDT by Vicomte13 (Le chien aboie; la caravane passe.)
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To: beltfed308
Regardless of party this very well could be an honest mistake.

A mistake is misplacing your keys. Not your handgun.

27 posted on 03/27/2007 10:47:08 AM PDT by Corin Stormhands (http://www.virginiaisforrudy.com * http://wardsmythe.com * http://www.rudyblogs.com)
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To: Sub-Driver
The aide said Webb gave the bag that contained the gun to Thompson when the aide drove the senator to the airport.

Webb said he has been in New Orleans since Friday and returned Monday night. He denied that he gave the weapon to Thompson.

Well, well.... somebody is lying.

28 posted on 03/27/2007 10:47:53 AM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: Sub-Driver

If he'd just slapped the Capitol Police officer he'd have gotten away with it.


29 posted on 03/27/2007 10:48:42 AM PDT by Preachin' (Enoch's testimony was that he pleased God: Why are we still here?)
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To: Sub-Driver

Webb said he has been in New Orleans since Friday and returned Monday night. He denied that he gave the weapon to Thompson.

Most people going to New Orleans should pack a side arm.


30 posted on 03/27/2007 10:49:05 AM PDT by DOGEY
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To: Sub-Driver; Mudboy Slim; Corin Stormhands; jla; Flora McDonald; AdSimp; society-by-contract; ...

Richmond ping.

The Lt. Dan saga continues. I think Lt. Dan has thrown his aide under the bus. IIRC, this aide has been a friend and colleague for years. What a way to treat people you supposedly care about....


31 posted on 03/27/2007 10:49:14 AM PDT by iceskater
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To: Malone LaVeigh

I've got a feeling the
4473 is "missing" by now.


32 posted on 03/27/2007 10:49:48 AM PDT by Muzzle_em (A proud warrior of the Pajamahadeen)
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To: mewzilla
Guess it depends on the definition of the word "give". How Clintonian of him.

"I set the bags down, and said 'Gee, I wish these bags somehow could get to DC.' I didn't tell anyone to actually TAKE them, I was merely expressing a wish."

33 posted on 03/27/2007 10:50:04 AM PDT by Larry Lucido (Hurry back Mr. Brightside)
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To: Lancey Howard

Of course he didn't give him the gun. He gave him the BAG that contained the gun. LOL. Webb is going to split hairs on this one.

I hope Webb goes down big time on this & we need to have a Senate investigation.

How many other Senators & Representatives think they are above the DC handgun ban?


34 posted on 03/27/2007 10:50:10 AM PDT by WBL 1952
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To: Lancey Howard

His tit's in the wringer now!


35 posted on 03/27/2007 10:50:10 AM PDT by Wally_Kalbacken (Seldom right but never in doubt)
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To: Lancey Howard

It looks like Thompson is going to have to do a Webb Hubbell here.


36 posted on 03/27/2007 10:50:17 AM PDT by AppyPappy (If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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To: VeniVidiVici
Virginia Sen. Jim Webb said Tuesday he did not give aide Phillip Thompson the gun that led to his arrest in a Senate office building. Webb did not say whether it was his gun.

I suppose we're going to hear next that it depends upon what our meaning of the word "gun" is.

Hey, now we can have fun referring to it as Webb's Thompson Gun.


37 posted on 03/27/2007 10:50:39 AM PDT by archy (Et Thybrim multo spumantem sanguine cerno. [from Virgil's *Aeneid*.])
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To: beltfed308
Regardless of party this very well could be an honest mistake.

There really is no other logical or plausible explanation. Nobody is going to knowingly run a bag with a gun in it through the X-Ray machine at the Capitol building.

To me, all it comes down to is the question to whether Webb was illegally possessing a gun in DC.
38 posted on 03/27/2007 10:51:07 AM PDT by NorthFlaRebel
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To: Corin Stormhands
A mistake is misplacing your keys. Not your handgun.

Yep. Well put.
In fact, this whole thing sounds to me like Webb wanted to take have his gun but figured he would let Thompson take the (unknown to Thompson) risk of smuggling it. Nice guy.

39 posted on 03/27/2007 10:51:49 AM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: js1138
My favorite quote from the article:But Webb did not shoot down rumors that he carries a gun in the Capitol complex. "I believe that it's important - it's important for me, personally, and for a lot of people in the situation that I'm in, to be able to defend myself and my family," Webb said. "

Isn't he special?

40 posted on 03/27/2007 10:52:14 AM PDT by basil
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