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Jul 13, 2021

Metro Wants To Temporarily Ban Riders Who Commit Weapons And Sex Offenses On Trains And Buses

If offenders are found on buses or trains again, they could be arrested for trespassing.

Sep 25, 2017

Tennessee Man With Multiple Weapons Arrested Near The White House

Officials said they initially stopped 37-year-old Timothy Joseph Bates because he appeared to be urinating in public.

May 12, 2015

No, Of Course You Can’t Bring a Strangulation Wire On An Airplane

Who even owns one of these? A Bond villain?

Mar 04, 2015

The TSA Doesn’t Know What This Is, But You Definitely Can’t Fly With It

If it looks dangerous, you should probably leave it at home.

Oct 23, 2012

Bayonet Lobby Reacts to Obama’s ‘Horses and Bayonets’

Despite President Obama’s assertion during last night’s debate that the U.S. military’s equipment needs has changed over the years, not everyone agrees.

Nov 21, 2011

Alleged White House Shooter Appears in D.C. Courtroom

The man accused of firing a gun at the White House on November 11 and breaking at least one window on the presidential residence appeared for the first time inside a Washington courtroom this afternoon.

Nov 17, 2011

Alleged White House Shooter Charged with Attempted Assassination of President

Oscar Ramiro ­Ortega-Hernandez, the 21-year-old who allegedly fired shots which hit the White House last Friday, has been charged with attempting to assassinate the President.

Nov 17, 2011

Alleged White House Shooter “Hates The President”

Oscar Ramiro ­Ortega-Hernandez, the 21-year-old who allegedly fired shots which hit the White House and was subsequently arrested at a Pennsylvania hotel yesterday, has told authorities that he “hates the president, he hates Washington, he hates society.”

Nov 16, 2011

Man Who Hit White House With Bullet Taken Into Custody

Authorities have reportedly taken the man who hit the White House with a gunshot last Friday into custody.

Nov 16, 2011

Man Who Shot White House Still At Large, FBI Involved

As the search for Oscar Ramiro Ortega — the man suspected of firing a gun in the proximity of the White House and striking a window on the presidential residence — continues, federal officials have announced that a task force has been established to bring him into custody.

 
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