Mr. Gribbit informs us that the House has been shut down for a while as a result of somebody claiming to have heard “gunshots” in the building.
At about 10:38 am this morning emails were sent out to House staffers stating that there were reports of gunshots being fired at the Rayburn House Office Building. Capital Police immediatley locked down both the Rayburn Building and the Capital.
Announcements were broadcasted throughout the building informing staffers to keep their “go kits” handy and to remain in place, move to an interior office, and stay away from the windows.
CNN is reporting that 2 Capital Police Officers reported what they thought to be gunshots being fired on the G-3 Level (the top level of the underground facility) parking garage.
FoxNews is reporting that the FBI Terrorism Taskforce, D.C. Special Operations, and 4 ambulances are on scene. To this point, no injuries are reported; no evidence other than a report of gun powder smell in the air, and no one has yet been arrested.
What the Hades are the FBI doing there? Haven’t they heard of the Constitutional separation of powers? Hastert and Pelosi, CALL YOUR OFFICES!
But since they’re there already, we’re sure that we’ll shortly learn that terrorism had nothing to do with it and that they’re looking for a middle-aged, white supremacist.
Like John Lee Malvo.
UPDATE: All clear. Turns out that some hypersensitive pencil-pusher moron paid with your tax dollars mistook the sound of construction workers doing actual work and decided that it was gunfire.
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Shots Fired At Capitol Hill…
Via CNN
May 26th, 2006 at 12:40 pmThe Capitol complex was locked down on Friday after reports of gunfire in a garage and a separate report that a man had a gun in a Rayburn Office Building gym.
“At 10:30 this morning, we received a report of shots fired inside the Rayb…
I hate to say it but I kind of got my hopes up a little!
May 26th, 2006 at 12:40 pmFor some reason this just reminded me of something. **cough**Brookings Institute**cough**firebomb**wheeze**
May 26th, 2006 at 12:45 pmSo the vote yesterday really pissed someone off.
Can’t say as I blame him/her either. I had a few postal visions myself last night.
Although I do think it would be easier to take a suitcase full of cash and throw it into the center of a full session of congress. Then we’d only have to take out the three or four that survived the ensuing cash grab smackdown.
May 26th, 2006 at 12:52 pmIs there a gun control bill being voted on in the House?
May 26th, 2006 at 1:05 pmDAMN IT MAN! ….It’s open season on politicians and I forgot to get a permit…!!
*SIGH*
May 26th, 2006 at 1:05 pmI’m about 5 blocks away, and listening to the local journaljizzmer radio. They’re going door-to-door, through the whole farkin’ building, to find the (as yet unconfirmed) gunman. I have a question, though. Was the individual who called in the gunshot report, anywhere near the Capitol Police shooting range in the building? Hmmm?
May 26th, 2006 at 1:09 pmMaybe the shooter got through security by dressing up as Cynthia McKinney.
May 26th, 2006 at 1:19 pmLCR6 - Capitol idea! Truly!
May 26th, 2006 at 1:58 pmThanks for the laugh LC Ranger 6. I can see them scrambling like kids at a piñata party. All of them deserve to be shot. Assholes.
May 26th, 2006 at 2:06 pmOh but they’ll let the FBI into the building for this. I wonder if they’re taking advantage of the lockdown to search Bill Jefferson’s office on the sly.
May 26th, 2006 at 2:12 pmUPDATE
It’s over. Some woman called in a report of gunfire in the garage, after hearing workmen hammering on the roof. The alert was canceled, after “the FBI reproduced the sound to their satisfaction”.
In other words, the bedwetters strike again.
May 26th, 2006 at 2:24 pmA hostage situation might be good for a few laughs, a takeover by some of the bloated traitors’ beloved muzzies or our friends, the mejicanos. Just for the satisfaction of knowing the treasonous bastards are pissing their pants and begging the FBI for help.
May 26th, 2006 at 2:28 pmA Congressman drives around drunk off his ass, another one is caught red-handed taking bribes,and with $90,000 in his freezer, and police are ordered to leave them alone (They obviously consider themselves above the laws they want to regulate us serfs with.). But one of them THINKS he hears gunfire and shits himself, everybody’s supposed to run up and wipe their miserable pussy asses for them!! Gimme a damned break!
May 27th, 2006 at 7:18 am