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Senate Aide Arrested for Carrying Gun, Ammo By REUTERS Published: March 26, 2007 Filed at 8:33 p.m. ET Skip to next paragraph WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An aide to U.S. Sen. Jim Webb, a Virginia Democrat and gun rights advocate, was arrested on Monday by Capitol Police for carrying a loaded gun and two full ammunition magazines into a Senate office building. Media outlets cited an unnamed congressional official who said the gun belonged to Webb, but his office refused to comment. Webb's victory in the Virginia race last year clinched Democrats' 51-49 takeover of the Senate and control of Congress. The aide, identified by the senator's office as Phillip Thompson, was arrested and charged with carrying a pistol without a license, unregistered firearm and unregistered ammunition, the police said in a statement. The weapon was discovered during a routine X-ray. The aide will remain in a Washington jail overnight and be arraigned on the charges on Tuesday, said a police spokeswoman. ``To our knowledge, this incident was an oversight by the senator's aide,'' said Webb's communications director Jessica Smith. ``We are still awaiting facts.'' She described Thompson as a former Marine and a longtime friend of Webb