Idaho man fired assault weapon at the White House in 2011 , striking the wall ; no one hurt . Oscar Ramiro Ortega - Hernandez had praised killing bin Laden , admitted it was act of terror . According to the FBI , Ortega-Hernandez made two short videos on October 23 , 2011 , praising Osama bin Laden for having the courage to stand up to the United States , and called for a revolution against the federal government . According to FBI , Alvarez - Hernandez said in video ` ` it 's time for Armageddon '' Prosecutor said ` ` as we ' ve seen this week '' these kinds of attacks can do terrible damage .
Idaho man fired assault weapon at the White House in 2011 , striking the wall ; no one hurt . Oscar Ramiro Ortega - Hernandez had praised killing bin Laden , admitted it was act of terror . According to FBI , Alvarez - Hernandez said in video ` ` it 's time for Armageddon '' Prosecutor said ` ` as we ' ve seen this week '' these kinds of attacks can do terrible damage .