United States Capitol

=== List of security incidents ===
{{main|Timeline of violent incidents at the United States Capitol}}
* On January 30, 1835, what is believed to be the first attempt to kill a sitting President of the United States occurred just outside the United States Capitol. As President [[Andrew Jackson]] was leaving the Capitol out of the East Portico after the funeral of [[South Carolina]] Representative [[Warren R. Davis]], [[Richard Lawrence (failed assassin)|Richard Lawrence]], an unemployed and deranged housepainter from England, either burst from a crowd or stepped out from hiding behind a column and aimed a pistol at Jackson which misfired. Lawrence then pulled out a second pistol which also misfired. It has since been postulated that the moisture from the humid weather of the day contributed to the double misfiring.<ref name="AmericanHeritage.com">{{cite web | title=Trying to Assassinate Andrew Jackson | author=Jon Grinspan | url=http://www.americanheritage.com/people/articles/web/20070130-richard-lawrence-andrew-jackson-assassination-warren-r-davis.shtml |date=January 30, 2007 |website=American Heritage | access-date=November 11, 2008 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024234731/http://www.americanheritage.com/people/articles/web/20070130-richard-lawrence-andrew-jackson-assassination-warren-r-davis.shtml | archive-date=October 24, 2008 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> Lawrence was then restrained, with legend saying that Jackson attacked Lawrence with his cane, prompting his aides to restrain him. Others present, including [[Davy Crockett]], restrained and disarmed Lawrence.
* On April 23, 1844, then House-Speaker [[John White (Kentucky politician)|John White]] was involved in a physical confrontation on the House floor with Democratic Congressman [[George O. Rathbun]] of New York. White was delivering a speech in defense of Senator [[Henry Clay]], the [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]] nominee for president in that year's presidential election, and objected to a ruling from the Speaker denying him time to conclude his remarks. When Rathbun told White to be quiet, White confronted him and their disagreement lead to a fistfight between the two with dozens of their colleagues rushing to break up the fight. During the disturbance, an unknown visitor fired a pistol into the crowd, wounding a police officer. Both White and Rathbun subsequently apologized for their actions.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=2sNp1l1pNroC&pg=PT81 Long, Kim. "''The Almanac of Political Corruption, Scandals & Dirty Politics'', (2008).] {{ISBN|0307481344}}.</ref>
* On July 2, 1915, prior to the United States' entry into [[World War I]], [[Eric Muenter]], also known as Frank Holt, a [[Germans|German]] professor who wanted to stop American support of the [[Allies of World War I]], exploded a bomb in the reception room of the U.S. Senate. The next morning he tried to assassinate [[J. P. Morgan Jr.]], son of [[J. P. Morgan|the financier]], at his home on [[Long Island]], New York. [[J.P. Morgan & Co.|J.P. Morgan's company]] served as Great Britain's principal U.S. purchasing agent for [[Ammunition|munitions]] and other war supplies. In a letter to the ''[[Washington Star|Washington Evening Star]]'' published after the explosion, Muenter, writing under an assumed name, said he hoped that the detonation would "make enough noise to be heard above the voices that clamor for war".
* In the [[1954 United States Capitol shooting]], Puerto Rican nationalists opened fire on members of Congress from the visitors' gallery, injuring five representatives.
* On March 1, 1971, a bomb exploded on the ground floor of the Capitol, placed by the [[far-left]] [[Domestic terrorism in the United States|domestic terrorist]] group the [[Weather Underground Organization|Weather Underground]]. They [[List of Weatherman actions|placed the bomb]] as a demonstration against U.S. involvement in [[Laos]].
* On November 7, 1983, in the [[1983 United States Senate bombing]], a group called the Armed Resistance Unit claimed responsibility for a bomb that detonated in the lobby outside the office of [[Party leaders of the United States Senate|Senate Minority Leader]] [[Robert Byrd]].<ref>{{cite news | title=Capitol Bombing: Group Hit Other Targets, FBI Believes | author=Kessler, Ronald | newspaper=The Washington Post | date=November 9, 1983}}</ref> Six people associated with the [[John Brown Anti-Klan Committee]] were later found in [[contempt of court]] for refusing to testify about the bombing.<ref>{{cite news | title=Judge Finds Four in Contempt in Bombing Probe | author=Seppy, Tom | agency=Associated Press | date=February 12, 1985}}</ref> In 1990, three members of the Armed Resistance Unit were convicted of the bombing, which they claimed was in response to the [[invasion of Grenada]].<ref>{{cite news | title=Three Leftists Plead Guilty to Bombing the U.S. Capitol | author=Rowley, James | agency=Associated Press | date=September 7, 1990}}</ref>
* In the [[1998 United States Capitol shooting]], Russell Eugene Weston Jr. burst into the Capitol and opened fire, killing two [[United States Capitol Police|Capitol Police]] officers, Officer Jacob Chestnut and Det. John Gibson.
* In 2004, the Capitol was briefly evacuated after a plane carrying the then-[[Governor of Kentucky]], [[Ernie Fletcher]], strayed into restricted airspace above the district.
* In 2013, Miriam Carey, 34, a dental hygienist from [[Stamford, Connecticut]], attempted to drive through a [[White House]] security checkpoint in her black [[Infiniti G37]] coupe, struck a [[United States Secret Service|U.S. Secret Service]] officer, and was chased by the Secret Service to the United States Capitol where she was [[Killing of Miriam Carey|fatally shot by law enforcement officers]].
* A shooting incident occurred in March 2016. One female bystander was wounded by police but not seriously injured; a man pointing a gun was shot and arrested, in critical but stable condition.<ref name="NYTMar16">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/29/us/politics/us-capitol-lockdown.html|title=U.S. Capitol on Lockdown After Reports of Gunshots|author=Michael S. Schmidt|date=March 28, 2016|work=The New York Times|access-date=March 28, 2016}}</ref> The city police of Washington D.C. described the shooting incident as "isolated".<ref name="BBCMar16">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-35911754|title=US Capitol shooting: Gunman wounds Capitol police officer|date=March 28, 2016|work=BBC News Online|access-date=March 28, 2016}}</ref>
[[File:2021 storming of the United States Capitol 09 (cropped).jpg|thumb|The [[January 6 United States Capitol attack]]]]
* On January 6, 2021, during the [[2021 United States Electoral College vote count|counting of Electoral College votes]] for the [[2020 United States presidential election]], a pro-[[Donald Trump|Trump]] rally resulted in a mob that [[January 6 United States Capitol attack|entered the Capitol]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dozier |first1=Kimberly |last2=Bergengruen |first2=Vera |title=Incited by the President, Trump Supporters Storm the Capitol |url=https://time.com/5926883/trump-supporters-storm-capitol/ |publisher=TIME |date=January 7, 2021 |quote='If you don’t fight like hell, you’re not going to have a country anymore,' Trump had told the crowd, urging them to head to the Capitol. |access-date=January 8, 2021 }}</ref> The rioters unlawfully entered the Capitol during the [[Joint session of the United States Congress|joint session of Congress]] certifying the election of President-elect [[Joe Biden]] and Vice President-elect [[Kamala Harris]], temporarily disrupting the proceedings. This triggered a lockdown in the building.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/06/buildings-in-us-capitol-complex-evacuated-amid-pro-trump-protests.html|title=Rioters storm Capitol after Trump urges action, halting declaration of Biden victory|author=Amanda Macias|publisher=CNBC|website=cnbc.com|date=January 6, 2021|access-date=January 6, 2021}}</ref> Vice President [[Mike Pence]], Speaker of the House [[Nancy Pelosi]], and other staff members were evacuated, while others were instructed to barricade themselves inside offices and closets.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Khalil|first1=Ashraf|last2=Balsamo|first2=Michael|last3=Press|first3=Associated|date=2021-01-06|title=1 reportedly shot as angry pro-Trump protesters swarm Capitol, lawmakers put on gas masks {{!}} WATCH LIVE|url=https://abc7.com/9405310/|access-date=2021-01-06|website=ABC7 Los Angeles|language=en}}</ref> The rioters breached the Senate Chamber and multiple staff offices, including the office of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/man-who-posed-at-pelosi-desk-said-in-facebook-post-that-he-is-prepared-for-violent-death/2021/01/07/cf5b0714-509a-11eb-83e3-322644d82356_story.html|title=Man who posed at Pelosi desk said in Facebook post that he is prepared for violent death|first=Jon|last=Swaine|via=www.washingtonpost.com|access-date=January 8, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/532969-pelosis-office-vandalized-after-pro-trump-rioters-storm-capitol/ |title=Pelosi's office vandalized after pro-Trump rioters storm Capitol |date=January 6, 2021 |access-date=January 6, 2021}}</ref> One person was shot by law enforcement, and later succumbed to the injury.<ref>{{Cite web|title=1 shot dead, Congress evacuated, National Guard activated after pro-Trump rioters storm Capitol|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/live-blog/electoral-college-certification-updates-n1252864|access-date=2021-01-06|website=www.nbcnews.com}}</ref> President-elect [[Joe Biden]] criticized the violence as "insurrection" and said democracy was "under unprecedented assault" as a result of the attack.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-55568621 |title=Capitol riots: Congress certifies Joe Biden's victory after chaotic scenes |work=BBC News |date=January 7, 2021 |access-date=January 7, 2021 }}</ref> The attack resulted in the death of four rioters, including a woman who was shot as she attempted to breach the Capitol.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Authorities Identify Woman Killed By Police During U.S. Capitol Rioting|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/insurrection-at-the-capitol/2021/01/07/954446008/authorities-identify-woman-killed-by-police-during-u-s-capitol-rioting|access-date=2021-01-22|website=NPR.org|language=en}}</ref> The events ultimately led to the [[Second impeachment of Donald Trump|second impeachment]] of Donald Trump.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Baker |first1=Tim |title=Donald Trump impeached for historic second time over deadly riots at US Capitol |url=https://news.sky.com/story/donald-trump-impeached-for-historic-second-time-over-deadly-riots-at-us-capitol-12186948 |website=Sky News |publisher=Sky UK |access-date=January 13, 2021 }}</ref> It was the first time the Capitol had been violently seized since the [[Burning of Washington]], during the [[War of 1812]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/06/politics/donald-trump-electoral-college-riot-us-capitol/index.html |title=Analysis: Why it's too late for Republicans to say sorry |website=[[CNN]] |date=January 7, 2021 |access-date=January 7, 2021 }}</ref>
* On April 2, 2021, a black nationalist [[United States Capitol car attack|rammed a car into barriers outside the Capitol]], hitting several Capitol Police Officers before exiting his vehicle and attempting to attack others with a knife. An officer hit by the attacker's car died shortly thereafter. The attacker was shot by Capitol Police and later died of his injuries.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Cohen|first1=Zachary|date=April 2, 2021|title=Capitol Police officer killed, another injured after suspect rams car into police barrier outside building|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/02/politics/us-capitol-incident/index.html|access-date=2021-04-02|website=CNN|first2=Lauren|last2=Fox|first3=Jessica|last3=Dean|first4=David|last4=Shortell}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Suspect in deadly US Capitol attack was Farrakhan follower, raged against gov't  |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/suspect-in-us-capitol-attack-was-follower-of-farrakhan-raged-against-government/amp/ |access-date=2022-04-19 |website=The Times of Israel |date=April 3, 2021}}</ref>