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Lawmakers demanded answers Friday after a report that Capitol Police officers have left their guns in the bathrooms of the Capitol complex three times this year – including one found in a bathroom in Speaker of the House John Boehner’s suite.
“A 7- or 8-year-old child visiting the Capitol with his parents found the next loaded Glock lost by a dignitary protection officer … A member of the security detail for John A. Boehner, R-Ohio, allegedly left the firearm in the bathroom of the Speaker’s Suite on March 24,” according to the newspaper Roll Call, which first reported the incidents. The newspaper said the others were found by employees who work at the Capitol.
“The fact that dangerous weapons were left in the open, potentially within reach of the general public, is unacceptable,” said a statement by Reps. Candice Miller, R-Mich., and Robert Brady, D-Pa.
“We will be looking for a full briefing on these incidents, how they happened, what corrective action has been taken, and how we hopefully do not have similar instances in the future,” they said.
Miller heads the House Administration Committee and Brady is the panel’s senior Democrat. The committee oversees security for the House.
A gun was also left by a member of Senate Majority Leader Mitch’s McConnell’s security detail in a restroom.
Both Boehner and McConnell’s offices referred questions about the incidents to the Capitol Police.
Capitol Police spokeswoman Lt. Kimberly Schneider said the department takes security breaches very seriously. However, she declined to comment on the specific incidents.
“Each disciplinary matter is thoroughly investigated and reviewed, employees are held accountable for their conduct, and they are provided due process in adjudicating these matters,” Schneider said in an email. “Depending on the nature and seriousness of the violation, an employee’s record, and other ?required considerations, an appropriate penalty is applied, up to and including termination of employment.”
“As a matter of policy,” she added, “the department does not routinely discuss internal personnel matters, in order to maintain the integrity of the department.”
