Overview
- Jason White, 35, was charged with a felony after attempting to carry a fully functional ghost gun through a metal detector at the Cannon House Office Building on June 24.
- The firearm, assembled from parts and lacking a serial number, had a barrel shorter than 12 inches and evaded standard tracing methods.
- White, who holds no valid D.C. carry license and an expired Maryland permit, told authorities he forgot the weapon was in his bag.
- His arrest is the latest among more than 20 unlawful firearms incidents at the Capitol so far this year, surpassing the total for all of 2023.
- The incident renews scrutiny of Capitol Police security protocols and jurisdictional permit disparities in preventing unregistered weapons from entering congressional buildings.