Virginia Man Arrested At D.C. Checkpoint With Gun, 500 Rounds Of Ammo: Reports
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Via: john-russell • 3 years ago • 10 commentsBy: Sebastian Murdock (HuffPost)
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U.S. Capitol Police arrested Wesley Allen Beeler, who had a fake inaugural badge and a loaded handgun on him, reports said. 
By Sebastian Murdock
A Virginia man with a fake inaugural badge, a handgun and more than 500 rounds of ammo was arrested by U.S. Capitol Police on Friday after he was stopped at a checkpoint in downtown Washington, D.C.
Wesley Allen Beeler was arrested after he allegedly presented officers with what was described as an unauthorized inauguration credential, CNN first reported Saturday.
Beeler told police he was carrying a Glock semiautomatic pistol in the center armrest of his vehicle, which was loaded with 17 rounds of ammunition and a round in the chamber ready to fire, a law enforcement source told CNN.
Beeler also had 509 rounds for the pistol and 21 shotgun shells in the vehicle, a Metropolitan Police Department report obtained by The New York Times said.
The arrest comes just days after National Guard troops were deployed to Capitol Hill following the Jan. 6 insurrection that left five people dead, including a police officer.
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Theyll be coming out of the woodwork now. Hopefully they all get stopped.
Good job, police! Well done!
On a side note, another article about this issue, which you can find here , states:
I think the news media needs to come up with a standard as to what constitutes being heavily armed. I would consider this guy lightly armed.
Good that they got him. I have to wonder how good the fake pass was and if it was a homemade job or a more professional job.
I wonder how he even knew what they look like.
Released on his own recognizance since he was a private security guard who didn't show the officer a fake id.
Some terrorist. Whoops!
Unregistered handgun, 509 rounds of ammo for it, and 21 shotgun shells in an area that is on very high alert...He should be looking for a job at McD's before he gets himself killed.