[mhking]

Haven't been there since way before 9/11, but it used to be that the only metal detectors were at the outside entrances...meaning you could get between all three House office buildings, the Capitol and the Senate office buildings without going thru a checkpoint again.

That's my memory; Presser going on now on CNN.

BTW: The Cannon is the closest building to a Metro station (Capitol South)...

[StriperSniper]

Presser going on now on CNN.

Searching everybody leaving except members.(Mistake IMO)

[Dog]

Breaking news on Philly News...they are moving people away from collapsed building AC..

[michigander]

Police:Gunman Enters U.S. Capitol's Cannon Office Building

Police: Man Carries Gun In Backpack

UPDATED: 1:49 p.m. EST October 30, 2003

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Capitol police are searching the Cannon Office Building for a man they believe brought a gun into the building.

Capitol staffers have been told to lock their offices. The building is under a lockdown.

Police said the man managed to get through security with a .38 snubnose handgun with a white handle. The gun was apparently in a backpack.

He's described as a white man who is about 5 feet 3 inches tall and weighs about 140 pounds. He has brown hair, and was wearing black pants, a black jacket and a white shirt. He's in his early 20s and was carrying a black and gray bookbag.

The Cannon Office Building is linked to two other office buildings through underground tunnels. Security has increased at those buildings as well.

Anyone with information about the man should call (202) 224-5151.

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Police said the man managed to get through security with a .38 snubnose handgun with a white handle. The gun was apparently in a backpack.

That's one hell of a description of a gun that was in a pbackpack eh?