# Authorities say a bomb was left in a vehicle blocks away from the Capitol
# Michael Gorbey arrested for carrying loaded shotgun outside Capitol
# Capitol Police discovered explosive three weeks later after returning with warrant

Authorities revealed Tuesday that a man carrying a loaded shotgun was arrested in January near the U.S. Capitol, and explosives left in his truck nearby went undetected for three weeks.

He was arrested Jan. 18 for carrying the shotgun and a sword outside the Capitol. Gorbey told police he was headed to an appointment at the Supreme Court. No one was injured in the incident, which caused gridlock for hours on Capitol Hill.

U.S. Capitol Police discovered the explosive device three weeks later when they returned with a search warrant to check the truck, which was in a government parking lot.

Terrance Gainer, the Senate sergeant-at-arms, told The Washington Post the device in Gorbey's truck, which was parked about two blocks from the Capitol, "could have caused serious injuries," if detonated.

Police initially searched Gorbey's truck in January and said there were propane tanks and wires but no immediate danger. They used a robotic camera to look inside the vehicle and a powerful water hose to destroy suspicious items inside.

Now U.S. Capitol Police are investigating how their bomb squad missed the bomb.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/26/gunman.capitol.ap/index.html

But I've been assured we are safe if any terrorists get an ICBM, get some type or nuclear warhead, somewhere to launch it from, and someone to figure out how to launch it.

I wonder if the warrant would have been easier to obtain if the truck had been parked in the judge's driveway?