Sen. Jim Webb’s (D-Va.) staffer, Philip Thompson, was arrested for violating D.C. gun laws by taking a pistol to the Russell Senate office building. He was charged with carrying it without a permit, and possession of an unregistered gun. Webb denies giving Thompson the gun, which is irrelevant in this case. The only relevant thing is was the law followed? In his explanation, Webb also admits to another potential violation of gun laws, in Louisiana. That is, unless Philip Thompson and/or Webb have a permit to carry in the state of Louisiana, either he or Webb violated that state’s laws as well.
I think this is one of those very unfortunate situations where, completely inadvertently, he took the weapon into the Senate yesterday,†Webb added. The senator noted that he was in New Orleans from Friday until Monday. He speculated that the incident happened because three of his cars were moved because of the trip.
If 50-state armed security is what the Senator wishes, there are security firms that can provide it, legally. Otherwise, supporting the second amendment by violating state ‘gun control’ laws is not a privilege granted to lawmakers and their entourage. It’s right up there with alleging to support the troops while planning for defeat.
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