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November is upon us, but the memories of this year's Halloween linger on. memories that hang from the branches of trees in your front yard or remain splattered on the hood of your Ford Wind Star.

But lawmakers of the House of Representatives will remember this Halloween season as the time a large group of men in incredibly authentic SWAT costumes

evacuated them for two hours after security mistook a toy gun,

carried by two congressional staffers on their way to a Halloween party, as a real gun.

Basically it was kind of this.

Tricker, put that fucking head down, and right will blow your head off!

Do you understand me?

T-CB in it. U.S. Capitol Police Chief Terence Gainer explained the situation.

The item that was brought in was brought in by the females.

I don't think they had any ill intent.

They had their Halloween costumes in preparation for parties tonight and tomorrow,

and I just don't think we're thinking clearly through this.

He added, but what do I know?

I'm actually just an accountant in a policeman's costume.

Now, give me a Snickers or you're under a rise's costume. Now, give me a snickers or, you're under a rind,

you're under a rind, Illinois Congressman John Shimkus,

known to his friends as,

Shimkus!

Admitted, I don't know that for a fact, by the way.

Admitted afterwards, a member of his staff was behind the scare and apologized,

saying, quote,

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