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Gun found in congressman's carry-on bag - Lawmaker detained, but not arrested at airport
(Jeanne Meserve and Ted Barrett, CNN Washington Bureau)
A U.S. congressman was briefly detained at a Kentucky airport Tuesday after authorities found a loaded gun in his bag at a screening checkpoint, authorities said. Rep. John Hostettler, R-Indiana, "completely forgot" he had the gun in his bag as he prepared to take a US Airways flight to Washington for the first day of work after a two-week recess, a spokesman for the congressman said. A Homeland Security Department official said Hostettler had a loaded 9 mm Glock pistol in his bag at Louisville International Airport. The congressman said he did not know the gun was in his bag and apologized, the official said. Hostettler's spokesman, Michael Jahr, said Transportation Security Administration officials detained but did not arrest the congressman. "He was pulled aside and questioned," and then was allowed to take a different flight, Jahr said, adding that he didn't know if the gun was confiscated [[My guess is it wasn't]]. The gun is registered to the congressman, but Jahr said Hostettler never brings it to Washington, where handguns are illegal. He does not have a house or apartment in the district, but sleeps in his office. Hostettler is an avid sportsman and "hunts lots of things [[like Democrats, atheists, and leftwing pinkos??]] and does target practice," Jahr said. "He's been doing a lot to [sic] events in the district and may have packed the wrong bag."

******Now you tell me, if this had been ANYONE ELSE besides a Republican Representative in Congress, do you actually believe that they would not have been arrested? I wasn't aware that the increased security measures we have been forced to endure did NOT APPLY to members of the Republican Congress. I also noted in the article that they mention that the gun was REGISTERED to Hostettler but they fail to mention whether Hostettler had a Concealed Carry Permit or are members of Congress exempt from that law also?******

posted by A Curmudgeon 6:18 AM