Man arrested attempting to enter U.S. Capitol with machete and knives - BNO News

bnonews.com Man arrested attempting to enter U.S. Capitol with machete and knives - BNO News

A D.C. man attempted to enter the U.S. Capitol with a machete and knives, according to Capitol Police. The suspect was arrested. The incident occurred just after 2 p.m. on Wednesday when officers noticed a machete in a bag going through the X-ray machine, said the Capitol Police. Further inspection ...

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I went to the Whitehouse in 1989 as part of a high school band geek trip to play during Bush 41's inauguration. I had a ridiculous "butterfly" knife and a wad of firecrackers in my jean jacket. There was no reason to have them. They were just in my jacket all the time. The dude at the metal detector took the knife, tossed the black cats into the trash can and waved me through. He returned the knife when we left.
I wonder if that would be newsworthy today.
- I feel like there is a comical level to it being a giant machete, like a pocket-able knife is one thing.
  
  I hope he got to pull it out dramatically, like Tim Burton's Joker.

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