State House Staffer Leaves Loaded Gun In Missouri Capitol Men's Room

[onehandle]

Source: Huffington Post

A staff member for the speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives reportedly left a loaded gun in a men's bathroom in the state capitol building last week.

A Kahr CM9 9 mm gun belonging to Dave Evans, House Speaker Tim Jones's (R-Eureka) legislative assistant, was found on top of a toilet paper dispenser in a bathroom stall last Friday, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Monday. A police report obtained by the Post-Dispatch noted that the gun had one hollow point bullet in its chamber and six bullets in its magazine. The gun was found in a stall by another state legislative staffer and was secured by capitol police.

The police report noted that a different staffer for Jones had contacted capitol police to say that Evans had misplaced the gun and could not find it in the bathroom. After confirming that Evans was the gun's owner, police returned the weapon to him.

State lawmakers and legislative staffers are allowed to carry concealed weapons into the statehouse.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/24/dave-evans-missouri_n_3983902.html

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Elected responsible gun owners.

[tanyev]

1. Dude, scaring the crap out of yourself is not a good long-term solution.

Try magnesium supplements instead.

[rdharma]

2. That's the same model gun that Zimmerman used to kill Trayvon

Must be very popular with paranoid idiots.

[TheDeputy]

3. Factually incorrect.

George Zimmerman used a pistol manufactured by Kel-Tec. It is well designed, but rough around the edges.

The Kahr CM9 is a brilliantly designed little pistol that is exquisitely made. I used to carry one as a backup pistol.

[onehandle]

7. Really?

[rdharma]

8. I stand corrected. Just got up and typed on my iPhone. I read Kel-Tec where it said Kahr.

I guess that makes the Republican legislative assistant a "smarter type" of paranoid idiot.

[TheDeputy]

10. Shit happens.

I am carrying a gun right now. It is a Smith and Wesson M&P 9mm Compact. Nice pistol.

I must be paranoid.

[rdharma]

11. That's a posibility.

I note that you felt compelled to give the exact make and model of the gun you a carrying.......that speaks volumes.

[spin]

32. I carry either a S&W Model 642 .38 caliber snub nosed revolver or a ...

S&W Model 351PD .22 magnum snub nosed revolver. If giving the exact make and model of the handguns I carry speaks volumes, what does my choices say about me?

[toby jo]

14. Wrap your head around this, Johnny shit is happening, I'm not packing, and I'm not afraid.

See if you can do that.

[LanternWaste]

20. I imagine many people pretend relevance by telling their co-workers the precise make, model and year

I imagine many people pretend relevance by telling their co-workers the precise make, model and year of the car they drove to work the morning of a nearby auto accident.

[bunnies]

27. Youre a cop, though.

Thats a bit different.

[rdharma]

33. Probably not. n/t

[bunnies]

34. Just going by what he said in another thread.

Odd that he didnt mention it here though. Seems relevant.

[rdharma]

35. I swear, there are more cops on DU than there are "former Navy SEALs" at gun shows!

Strange that, eh?

[bunnies]

37. lol!!!

Now that is a very good point.

[Paladin]

38. +1. (nt)

[CTyankee]

4. "Take the gun. Leave the cannoli."

[onehandle]

5. "Oh, Paulie... won't see him no more."

[LeftinOH]

6. He considers himself "a responsible gun owner," no doubt. n/t

[rdharma]

9. If he only had a strong, well designed holster! n/t

[hatrack]

12. Freedumb!

nt

[gordianot]

13. Missouri if you are in State Senator Brian Nieves (R) District get a gun shoved up your nose.

If not that let him slam the door and make physical threats. How many times can patrons of your own District file charges with Capital Police. Staffers with firearms in Missouri is not funny.

[Arkansas Granny]

15. Two questions from someone who is not familiar with firearms.

1. Are hollow point bullets legal?

2. Is it safe to carry a firearm with a bullet in the chamber?

Just asking.

[GreenStormCloud]

18. Answers:

Hollow points are legal in all states except in New Jersey. Hollow points are better than FMJ (Full Metal Jacket) because they are less likely to over penetrate and come out the other side of the person who is shot. Further, they are more likely to stop the bad guy because the will do more tissue damage.

Semi-auto pistols are designed to be carried fully loaded, which means one in the chamber. If you are ever in a self-defense situation you may not have time to rack the slide to chamber a round, and you may not have the use of both hands to do it with, so you carry with a round in the chamber.

[MADem]

28. Here's a question that's perhaps not so easily answered....

Why would anyone take off their gun in the State House crapper and leave it on the paper towel holder?

I'm trying to understand the how and why of this!

[GreenStormCloud]

30. Probably had an in-the-waistband holster on his belt.

For all holsters that attach to the belt, sitting on the commode is a problem. You have to remove the gun a put it somewhere.

Since I carry in-the-pocket, it isn't a problem for me.

[CrispyQ]

29. If you are in a "self defense situation" & you left your loaded gun in a public bathroom,

then maybe the police shouldn't just give your fucking gun back to you! Maybe you should pay a steep fine & be forced to take a refresher gun safety class.

Not POd at you, GSC, just the insanity of it all.

[GreenStormCloud]

31. People forget stuff.

Sometimes babies are forgotten in cars. Sometimes people forget where the park their cars. I once forgot to turn the kitchen stove off under a teakettle of water. The water boiled dry and then the aluminum teakettle melted on the stove.

[Paladin]

36. So this incident is no big deal, as far as you're concerned? (nt)

[GreenStormCloud]

40. Not nearly as big a deal as the gun-grabbers here are making it out to be. N/T

[Bandit]

41. There is also another name for it...NEGLIGENCE

[gopiscrap]

16. Fucking idiot

[GreenStormCloud]

17. It happens sometimes.

There are over ten milion people with CCW. Out of that many, some will lose their guns. Your demand for absolute perfection is impossible.

[LanternWaste]

21. is simply part and parcel of the price we pay so people can carry...

"Your demand for absolute perfection is impossible...."

Hence, the deaths of 20 schoolchildren at Sandy Hook is simply part and parcel of the price we (well, they paid) pay so people may carry weapons if they so choose...

[GreenStormCloud]

23. Sandy Hook had nothing to do with CCW.

Lanza didn't have a CCW. He was too young.

[snooper2]

19. It's always weird knowing who was the last person to take a shit in the same toilet you are using

[AtheistCrusader]

25. This comment

made the whole thread worth reading.

[haydukelives]

39. i Agree

LOL

[grilled onions]

22. House Staffer On A Roll

That one will be fun at the next state roaster! All napkins can be crafted in the shape of TP(Koch brand only!!).

[Aristus]

24. Shit, man. Gun-owners are like abusive boyfriends.

If they're not fetishizing the object of their obsession, they're neglecting it...

[rdharma]

26. Gee, I hope this doesn't ruin this nice young Republican fellow's future political ambitions!

[ileus]

42. Proper OWB holster...

Always...No need to remove it from your belt.

How do you leave behind 500 bucks.