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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Police arrested a man near the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday after he drove up to one of the building's barricades with a rifle in his vehicle and told officers that he had a delivery for President Obama, a Senate spokesman said.

A man drove to the Capitol with a rifle and said he had a delivery for President Obama, police said.

Sgt. Kimberly Schneider identified the man as Alfred Brock, 64, of Winnfield, Louisiana. She said Brock was charged with possession of an unregistered firearm and unregistered ammunition.

Brock drove up to the north barricade at the Capitol late Tuesday afternoon, saying he had a delivery for the president, Schneider said.

After further questioning, he admitted he had a rifle in his truck. He was arrested and taken to police headquarters for processing, she said.

A search of his truck turned up several rounds of ammunition, Schneider said. Police also checked the area around the barricade, but found nothing hazardous.

Threats against Obama have led to arrests in previous cases.

In one, federal prosecutors concluded that three people arrested with drugs and weapons in a suburban Denver, Colorado, motel posed a "true threat" to Obama during the Democratic National Convention.

In the second, a Florida man was charged with threatening bodily harm against the then-candidate in August. He has pleaded not guilty.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/02/10/obama.threat/?iref=mpstoryview

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indodude said:
What is starting already?

Assassination attempts.  The division in the country against and pro Obama is rife.  When you have only extreme supporters and extreme dislikers for Obama it leads to less political capital.  I foresee a GOP victory in 2012.  (various reasons and not just b/c I am a member of the GOP).  1 reason he is ticking off many people inside the Beltway--bad idea in 1st few weeks.

 



so he wasnt able to make the delivery? because the article doesnt say he didnt have anything to deliver and it doesnt say that he planned to kill obama.



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MrBubbles said:
so he wasnt able to make the delivery? because the article doesnt say he didnt have anything to deliver and it doesnt say that he planned to kill obama.

I put 2 and 2 together.  I am sure that is what he intended.

 



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halogamer1989 said:
indodude said:
What is starting already?

Assassination attempts. The division in the country against and pro Obama is rife. When you have only extreme supporters and extreme dislikers for Obama it leads to less political capital. I foresee a GOP victory in 2012. (various reasons and not just b/c I am a member of the GOP). 1 reason he is ticking off many people inside the Beltway--bad idea in 1st few weeks.

 

 

Im not even American but GTFO man, what's wrong with you.

Its not like any president hasn't had nut bags gunning for them before but seriously this isn't news and its not indicative of a "mass divide" in the country, its just normal hate president behaviour.

You do realise you are promoting and then politisizing these death threats, coincidently the same kin of death threats that almost killed Reagan.



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Reagan was shot, wasn't he?



Didn't assassination attempts start back at the DNC according to that article? Anyway, we all know that some ignorant people would and will try to assassinate Obama. Let's just hope they don't succeed.




megaman79 said:
halogamer1989 said:
indodude said:
What is starting already?

Assassination attempts. The division in the country against and pro Obama is rife. When you have only extreme supporters and extreme dislikers for Obama it leads to less political capital. I foresee a GOP victory in 2012. (various reasons and not just b/c I am a member of the GOP). 1 reason he is ticking off many people inside the Beltway--bad idea in 1st few weeks.

 

 

Im not even American but GTFO man, what's wrong with you.

Its not like any president hasn't had nut bags gunning for them before but seriously this isn't news and its not indicative of a "mass divide" in the country, its just normal hate president behaviour.

You do realise you are promoting and then politisizing these death threats, coincidently the same kin of death threats that almost killed Reagan.

I look at the polls and bell-curve in popular approval.  Such a bell curve with 2 extremes and very little room for in-between notions have led to various revolutions in the world, France, England, colonial U.S., etc.  It is psychological extrapolation from politics.  That said, I do not support assassination of US officials.  A mass divide is inherent with any two party nation and less so in a two plus party gov't, ie modern Germany.

 



Don't listen to halogamer. You will just be confused at his incoherent ramblings.



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