▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Res istance ▁Cons pi racy , ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁and ▁charged ▁them ▁with ▁bomb ings ▁of ▁the ▁Capit ol , ▁Fort ▁Mc N air , ▁and ▁the ▁Washington ▁Navy ▁Y ard . ▁On ▁December ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁Federal ▁Judge ▁Harold ▁H . ▁Gre ene ▁sent enced ▁Laura ▁White horn ▁and ▁L inda ▁Evans ▁to ▁length y ▁prison ▁terms ▁for ▁consp i racy ▁and ▁mal icious ▁destruction ▁of ▁government ▁property . ▁The ▁Court ▁dropped ▁charges ▁against ▁three ▁co - def end ants , ▁who ▁already ▁served ▁extended ▁prison ▁sentences ▁for ▁related ▁cr imes . ▁White horn ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁ 2 0 ▁years ; ▁Evans , ▁to ▁ 5 ▁years , ▁concurrent ▁with ▁ 3 5 ▁years ▁for ▁il leg ally ▁bu ying ▁guns . ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁the ▁day ▁he ▁left ▁office , ▁President ▁Bill ▁Cl inton ▁comm uted ▁Evans ' s ▁sentence . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁bomb ing ▁marked ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁tight ened ▁security ▁measures ▁throughout ▁the ▁Capit ol . ▁The ▁area ▁outside ▁the ▁Senate ▁Chamber , ▁previously ▁open ▁to ▁the ▁public , ▁was ▁perman ently ▁closed . ▁Cong r essional ▁officials ▁instit uted ▁a ▁system ▁of ▁staff ▁identification ▁cards ▁and ▁added ▁metal ▁detect ors ▁to ▁building ▁ent ran ces ▁to ▁supp lement ▁those ▁placed ▁at ▁Chamber ▁gallery . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Ex pl os ions ▁in