Common Sense reports:
Gunfire at the Capitol
Not since Rep. Roger Griswold attacked Rep. Mathew Lyons on the floor of the House of Representatives with his hickory cane has there been such a ruckus on Capitol Hill.
Half an hour ago, someone reported what they thought were gunshots in the parking garage of the Sam Rayburn office building for members of Congress. The scene is now loaded with ambulances and SWAT teams and the Capitol Police are investigating. No one appears to be injured and no one appears to be in custody.
Indeed, no one is sure if a gun was actually fired. On the bright side, these are known unknowns.Rep. Peter Hoekstra, R-Michigan, was conducting a House Intelligence Committee hearing at the time.
Hoekstra interrupted a witness to tell those at the hearing to remain in the room and said doors must be closed.
“It’s a little unsettling to get a Blackberry message put in front of you that says there’s gunfire in the building,†he said.He’s just rubbing it in our faces that he has a Blackberry and we don’t. I will continue to make light of this situation until reports come in that there was actually an incident.
