The U.S. Capitol Police confiscated an assault-style rifle with an extended magazine, partially wrapped in a blanket, from a delivery truck before it reached Capitol Hill.
The U.S. Capitol Police on Friday confiscated an assault-style rifle with an extended magazine, partially wrapped in a blanket, from a delivery truck before it reached Capitol Hill.
Shortly after 5 a.m. Friday, a U.S. Capitol Police screening spotted the firearm, partially wrapped in a blanket in the back seat of a Ford truck, at an off-site delivery facility where Capitol police inspect delivery vehicles before they reach the grounds of the Capitol. U.S. Capitol police officers confiscated about 40 guns on or near Capitol grounds last year, according to the release, mostly from people driving through the area. Even guns that are legally registered in another state, are banned in the Capitol Complex.
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