LOC Investigators Want Their Guns Back

Investigators at the Library of Congress want their guns back.  The Office of Inspector General has complained in his semi-annual report to Congress that not having guns impedes investigations.  The office had the power to carry guns for at least 15 years until a passage inserted in an omnibus spending bill passed this march removed that power.  There are questions as to why this happened. It does appear that the friction between Librarian of Congress James Billington and the OIG's aggressive investigations may have caused it.  Fox News has a report here which suggests that the OIG will have their guns returned.  [MG]