Capitol Police reportedly keep leaving their guns behind in congressional bathrooms
US Capitol Police apparently need to be more mindful of where they leave their firearms.
Roll Call's Hannah Hess reported Friday that there were at least three separate "disturbing instances when Capitol Police left loaded firearms in problematic places."
Two of those instances involved bathrooms. According to the outlet's source, a young child visited Congress with his parents in March and found a loaded Glock in House Speaker John Boehner's (R-Ohio) suite bathroom.
And in January, a member of Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's (R-Kentucky) security detail reportedly left his Glock in a toilet seat cover holder in the Capitol Visitor Center:
A third Glock was reportedly found in April by a janitor who saw it "in plain sight, sparking additional concern about the department charged with protecting one of the world's most important and frequently visited complexes," Hess wrote.
"Unlike a gun with a traditional safety, a Glock will fire if you pull the trigger - making the young boy's alleged discovery of a gun in Boehner's office particularly concerning," she added.
Capitol Police spokeswoman Kimberly Schneider told the outlet that her department takes such matters "very seriously."
"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. "As a matter of policy, the Department does not routinely discuss internal personnel matters, in order to maintain the integrity of the Department."
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