If I`m Thompson`s lawyer, I advise him to tell the truth. It`s Webb`s gun, obviously he has no license to carry in DC, he left it in a bag and transferred said bag to Thompson with gun and ammo inside. Webb is legally culpable.
If Webb is hanging his fellow Marine out to dry then why take the hit for Webb, take him down with you.

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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sen. Jim Webb called the arrest of a top aide on weapons charges "extremely unfortunate" Tuesday after the aide was stopped as he brought the senator's loaded pistol into a Senate office building.

Through an attorney, Phillip Thompson pleaded not guilty to a felony charge of carrying a pistol without a license Tuesday afternoon. He was released on his own recognizance after spending the night in jail.

Capitol police arrested Thompson on that count and misdemeanor charges of carrying an unregistered firearm and ammunition after they found the weapon in a briefcase he was carrying into the Russell Senate Office Building Monday afternoon...

Thompson faces a May 1 hearing on the charge, which carries a range of sentences from probation to five years in prison. But Peter Hamm, a spokesman for the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, said Webb "really should take responsibility for this."

"He should be ashamed of himself," Hamm said. "His aide is facing legal bills up the wazoo."
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