Posted on Aug 9, 2015
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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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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.
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Sgt Jerami Ballard
Yes it is, something that the gun control laws didn't lower. The supposed drop in crime rate that would've accompanied stricter gun control was offset by an equal percentage increase in violent home invasions.
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Cpl Dennis F.
Wait.. "Unregistered ammunition???" WTF??? So I need to register ammunition if I'm in Washington DC? SO FUCKING GLAD I DON'T LIVE THERE!!!
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Wait.. "Unregistered ammunition???" WTF??? So I need to register ammunition if I'm in Washington DC? SO FUCKING GLAD I DON'T LIVE THERE!!!
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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?
Are these misdemeanor charges?
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CSM Michael J. Uhlig
I've been outside CONUS for some time Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS....forgive my ignorance of the situation but, now you have to register your ammo?
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Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS
CSM Michael J. Uhlig In DC yes. DC is insane when it comes to gun laws.
I live in Virginia, and a literal wrong turn can put me from some of the most lenient gun laws in the country to the most strict and a felony conviction.
I live in Virginia, and a literal wrong turn can put me from some of the most lenient gun laws in the country to the most strict and a felony conviction.
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Cpl Dennis F.
I am unfamiliar with MD and DC firearms laws. I hope for his sake there is some provision for the legal transport of sporting arms to and from an event, hunting or fishing as there is here in Florida. Fla has no open carry, but does has shall issue CC and provision for an unlicensed person to safely transport a weapon legally. With out such provisions all firearms ownership is infringed upon. I recall a ruling by a condo that would have made it legal to own a firearm, but illegal to transport it over the common areas of the building (catwalks, elevators, etc.) effectively making ownership illegal by residents of that condo not also in possession of a "Startrek transporter". Totally insane violation of basic rights. We need standardized National carry laws accepted by all states and the District of Confusion.
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CW4 Guy Butler
Wouldn't apply. This apparently happened at the vehicle checkpoint for the Rayburn building.
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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.
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Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS
I'll have to track down the case name, but your vehicle is an extension of you, and your home, was the underlying issue. Even when you park it on Government property, it has your protections. However, there are issues bringing it into (as opposed to "through") a municipality that does not allow allow firearms (I believe FOPA covers that).
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Sgt Jerami Ballard
Parking lots on state or federal land that are not fenced in are considered public land, therefore exempted. DC however makes it illegal to have a weapon within 1000ft of a place of public gathering. The Rayburn house is right next to a park.
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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
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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.
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Cpl Dennis F.
No where in the article does it state that he was "carrying". Both the ammo and then the pistol was found in his car during a routine search. From your statement I have to wonder if you read the entire article? In many states locked within the glove box or trunk is considered legal transport of a firearm.....and, Yes I understand that DC has collectively lost its mind when it comes to ignoring 2nd amendment rights and this is part of the problem with this whole situation and many others. DC has charged and sentenced a man for possession of fired shotgun hulls as being "unregistered" ammo. Totally absurd!
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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.
Not good.
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LTC Bink Romanick
I was in law courses when my folks both died had to drop but know enough to know that something has to be done to prevent these mass shootings. By the way don't be rude.
Nobody's going to take your guns.......don't worry.
Cpl Dennis F.
Nobody's going to take your guns.......don't worry.
Cpl Dennis F.
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PO1 John Miller
LTC Bink Romanick
And this is exactly why I don't live in places like Washington DC, where they spit on the Constitution and the Second Amendment in particular.
Just because it's "legal" doesn't make it ethical/moral.
And this is exactly why I don't live in places like Washington DC, where they spit on the Constitution and the Second Amendment in particular.
Just because it's "legal" doesn't make it ethical/moral.
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SSgt Christopher Brose
LTC Bink Romanick - "Something" has to be done prevent these mass shootings, I'll agree with that. The first thing that has to happen is to get rid of all Gun-Free Zones, because that's where all the mass shootings happen. Other than that, there is nothing you can do to prevent a mass shooting from happening. Rather than wondering how to prevent them, the better question is how to stop them once they start. Waiting 5-15 minutes for police to arrive (with their guns) and hoping you don't die in the mean time is not a good plan.
Think how many lives could have been saved if teachers were allowed to carry concealed. From the time the first shots ring out, there could be an armed response in 10 seconds instead of 10 minutes.
Liberals typically are horrified by this suggestion, but their only answer is to try the same gun control/bans that created the fishbowl environment in the first place.
Think how many lives could have been saved if teachers were allowed to carry concealed. From the time the first shots ring out, there could be an armed response in 10 seconds instead of 10 minutes.
Liberals typically are horrified by this suggestion, but their only answer is to try the same gun control/bans that created the fishbowl environment in the first place.
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DC and MD have some pretty strict gun laws so that might have some play in to this.
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