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A historical look at violence at the U.S. Capitol

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By Douglas J. Hagmann 9 January 2011: Although yesterday’s shooting incident did not take place at the U.S. Capitol, it was an attack on one its members. It is interesting to take a brief look at the violence that has occurred at the Capitol building during the last century.  Because of the incidents and as the Capitol is a desirable target filled with our nation’s lawmakers, the U.S. Capitol Police force has been expanded to over 1,700 police officers, making it larger than many municipal police agencies in the United States. During the last century, two deadly incidents occurred at the Capitol building. The most recent incident of death at the Capitol occurred in 1998. 24 July 1998 Unless you were at the Capitol building on 24 July 1998 or were otherwise affected by his actions, the name Russell Eugene WESTON Jr...continue to full post

Full post as published by Northeast Intelligence Network on January 09, 2011 (boomark / email).