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Sen. Says He Owns Gun Carried by Aide
June 17, 2007 08:26 PM EST |
RICHMOND, Va. â€" Sen. Jim Webb finally admitted he owns a gun that an aide was arrested for carrying into the U.S. Capitol complex in March.
Webb previously had refused to say whether the gun was his, although his senior aide _ Phillip Thompson _ had told police the weapon belonged to the Democratic senator.
"It's my gun," Webb told the Richmond Times-Dispatch in a recent interview. But how and why it was in Thompson's possession remains unclear. Webb said he didn't give the gun to Thompson, "nor did I ask him to do anything with it."
Thompson was arrested on an illegal handgun charge when he carried the loaded pistol and two loaded magazines in a briefcase into the Russell Senate office building. A federal prosecutor later dropped the charge.
Webb said little about the incident in March, saying he did not want to prejudice the outcome of Thompson's case.
"It was a matter under legal consideration, and I was precluded from saying anything," Webb told the Richmond newspaper.
Webb declined to say whether he complies with the District of Columbia's law that prohibits carrying a handgun or concealed weapon without a license.
Sen. Says He Owns Gun Carried by Aide
June 17, 2007 08:26 PM EST |
RICHMOND, Va. â€" Sen. Jim Webb finally admitted he owns a gun that an aide was arrested for carrying into the U.S. Capitol complex in March.
Webb previously had refused to say whether the gun was his, although his senior aide _ Phillip Thompson _ had told police the weapon belonged to the Democratic senator.
"It's my gun," Webb told the Richmond Times-Dispatch in a recent interview. But how and why it was in Thompson's possession remains unclear. Webb said he didn't give the gun to Thompson, "nor did I ask him to do anything with it."
Thompson was arrested on an illegal handgun charge when he carried the loaded pistol and two loaded magazines in a briefcase into the Russell Senate office building. A federal prosecutor later dropped the charge.
Webb said little about the incident in March, saying he did not want to prejudice the outcome of Thompson's case.
"It was a matter under legal consideration, and I was precluded from saying anything," Webb told the Richmond newspaper.
Webb declined to say whether he complies with the District of Columbia's law that prohibits carrying a handgun or concealed weapon without a license.
