Here we go again.....dis-armed armed forces....time for a change.

2015-08-09T16:17:42-04:00

A Marine Raider working as a congressional fellow was arrested Tuesday after Capitol policemen found a firearm in his vehicle during a routine search.

Police arrested Gunnery Sgt. Peter Boby, a critical skills operator who is assigned to the office of Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., said Maj. Paul Greenberg, a Marine spokesman at the Pentagon. Boby could not immediately be reached for comment, but Hunter said the incident was likely an accidental.

"We are still getting the facts, but ... there's no reason to suggest it was intentional," Hunter said.

According to police, Boby was arrested at about 2 p.m. adjacent to the Rayburn House Office Building where Hunter's office is located.

He "is charged with Carrying a Pistol Without a License, Unregistered Ammunition, and Unregistered Firearm," said Lt. Kimberly Schneider, a United States Capitol Police spokeswoman.

At the time of his arrest, Boby, a master sergeant select, was returning from a Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation shooting event in Glenn Dale, Maryland, according to a congressional staffer who works closely with the Marine. Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation lobbies for the interests of sportsmen and hunters.

The staffer, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said police located ammunition in Boby’s trunk during a routine search, prompting a more thorough sweep of the vehicle. That turned up a .45-caliber pistol, he said.

Hunter, a Marine veteran, said Boby has stood out as a strong performer among the congressional fellows on Capitol Hill.

"I've had fellows for years and Peter has been a top-notch performer," Hunter said. "He's a hero who's seen combat, who's been wounded and who's been in good standing with the Marine Corps throughout."

In 2014, Boby served as the staff noncommissioned officer in charge of Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command's recruiting team East and Okinawa, and worked to overhaul the command’s 10-week physical prep course for Marines intending to attempt the 19-day assessment and selection training.

He began working in Hunter's office in January after he was selected for the assignment by the 2015 Congressional and Wounded Warrior Fellowship Selection Board.

Response by Sgt Spencer Sikder made Aug 9 at 2015 4:28 PM

2015-08-09T16:28:22-04:00

Curious how a recent Federal Appeals Court or Supreme Court decision could play on this. I don't recall the case, I think it was resolved within the past year, but not longer than 2 years. It was a case where someone locked their weapon in their car and was seen doing so and then went into a Post Office. As the laws go, it stated weapons prohibited on Federal, State or Local government "property." The courts ruled that the parking lot was exempted, not sure why.

Response by CSM Michael J. Uhlig made Aug 9 at 2015 4:45 PM

2015-08-09T16:45:29-04:00

Thanks for sharing Cpl Dennis F., I'd hope this Marine gets the benefit of the doubt here. He was coming back from a sanctioned shooting event for Christ sakes!

Are these misdemeanor charges?

Response by SFC Mark Merino made Aug 9 at 2015 5:11 PM

2015-08-09T17:11:16-04:00

The media reported this originally as some dysfunctional armed vet with a pistol and hundreds of rounds heading to Capital Hill. Now THAT sells headlines. The truth is just so incredibly boring. Go for the gusto ....media whores.

Response by TSgt Joshua Copeland made Aug 9 at 2015 5:35 PM

2015-08-09T17:35:37-04:00

DC and MD have some pretty strict gun laws so that might have some play in to this.

Response by LTC Bink Romanick made Aug 9 at 2015 7:55 PM

2015-08-09T19:55:35-04:00

Just because he works for Dunky Hunter, doesn't make him immune from the laws that we all have to follow. Unregistered handgun?

Not good.

Response by SSgt Alex Robinson made Aug 9 at 2015 10:38 PM

2015-08-09T22:38:47-04:00

This is insane. If there is one guy I want with a firearm it's a marine!

Response by SGM Steve Wettstein made Aug 9 at 2015 10:43 PM

2015-08-09T22:43:48-04:00

The man was carrying without a license, had unregistered weapons and it was in DC. People have to start using their heads when they want to carry.

Response by Sgt Jerami Ballard made Aug 10 at 2015 12:28 PM

2015-08-10T12:28:56-04:00

This is less of a "OMG AN ARMED VET ON CAPITOL GROUNDS!!!!!!" thing and more of the BS gun control laws present in DC. Recall that constitutional rights in DC weren't protected until the 1960's and it wasn't until 2006 that the 2nd Amendment become constitutionally protected IN ONE'S OWN HOME.

People rap on Cali, NJ, and NY for their draconian gun laws but forget that our nations capitol has the most severe gun control laws in the country and have the strictest punishments for any weapons offense.
You have to ask nicely for an FID, ask nicely to buy a gun, have to register the gun and the magazines and the ammo, and god forbid you get caught outside of your home with that gun as DC (and Baltimore) make it illegal to carry a firearm (and it's a vague definition of carry) within 1000ft of any public gathering place (schools, state/federal building, the damn public pool) an DC is laid out where almost all of these are within walking distance of each other.

This poor guy was screwed the moment he put that ammo in his trunk.

Response by PO1 John Miller made Aug 13 at 2015 4:24 AM

2015-08-13T04:24:38-04:00

Wait.. "Unregistered ammunition???" WTF??? So I need to register ammunition if I'm in Washington DC? SO FUCKING GLAD I DON'T LIVE THERE!!!

~ Rant secured...

Response by Sgt Chuck Stewart made Aug 15 at 2015 7:46 AM

2015-08-15T07:46:16-04:00

Unregistered ammo? Unregistered firearm? Gun sitting in his car for which they had to search for it. Does anyone have a clue, he's an American for God's sake. He has less rights to carry a pistol than civilians do. Does anyone have any common sense these days