Ind. Rep. Hostettler(R) Detained at Airport (Handgun in briefcase)

[RamboLiberal]

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=512&u=/ap/20040420/ap_on_go_co/congressman_gun_1&printer=1

Rep. John Hostettler of Indiana was briefly detained Tuesday when airport security workers found a handgun in his briefcase as he was going through a checkpoint on a trip back to Washington.

The five-term Republican congressman was preparing to board a US Airways flight at Louisville International Airport when the gun was found, said his press secretary Michael Jahr.

"Apparently the congressman had left a handgun in his briefcase and forgot it was in there and took it to the security checkpoint, where it was detected and they detained him briefly to make sure he had no ill intent as they should do," Jahr said.

Jahr said Hostettler is an avid sportsman and has a permit for the weapon, but he was not sure what type of handgun the congressman had and whether it was loaded.

[DoktorGreg]

1. Can you imangine what they would say if this was a democrat?

I thought this was a crime even if you forgot, even if it is just a joke. Shouldn't he have been arrested?

[Emboldened Chimp]

2. Detained him briefly?

:wtf: Anyone of us here would've been thrown in jail in a heartbeat.

[Just Me]

22. AND charged with "terrorism" BUT we are not all equal,...

now, are we,...

How on earth can anyone "accidently" forget a freakin' handgun in a briefcase? *cough* *choke* Unless, they have no worries about being subjected to the various federal crimes associated with so doing.

Welcome to the world of the unequal where justice and fairness is in the hands of the few and imposed upon the many.

[RobertSeattle]

3. Conservative Idiot Nomination Material!

Every time I appraoch a security checkpoint I do a mental check of what I'm carrying - duhhh.

Picture of the Gunslinger:


Sounds like he's a big "Ten Commandments" twerp.

[Judi Lynn]

26. Meeting with the chairman of the Gun Owners of America Association

GOA Executive Director Larry Pratt (left) meets with Rep. John Hostettler (R-IN)

GOA Calls For Hearings on CCW Legislation
-- Hostettler Bill Would Allow for Reciprocity Among States
By John Velleco

(Washington) -- Gun Owners of America is calling on the Congressional House leadership to hold hearings on a bill, sponsored by Rep. John Hostettler (R-IN), to allow for reciprocity between states for concealed carry permit holders.

H.R. 950, the Secure Access to Firearms Enhancement (SAFE) bill, was introduced by Rep. Hostettler in March of 2001, but has since not moved from the House Judiciary's Subcommittee on Crime.

GOA is now urging Judiciary Committee Chairman James Sensenbrenner (R-WI) and Crime Subcommittee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX) to hold hearings and vote to move the legislation to the House Floor.

"H.R. 950 has languished for too long in Committee," said Larry Pratt, GOA's Executive Director.

"Decent gun owners face confusion and uncertainty over the status of their CCW permit when leaving their home state with a firearm. Worse yet, many gun owners leave their self-defense firearm at home to avoid any liability, thus leaving themselves and their families more vulnerable to criminal attack," Pratt said.
(snip/...)

http://www.gunowners.org/news/nws0109.htm

[booksenkatz]

4. People who forget where their guns are

Those are the people whose guns are invariably found by toddlers or criminals. I am not against guns by any means (our home has one), but PLEASE, if you are going to be a gun owner, PLEASE try REALLY HARD to (at the very least) remember where your f*cking firearms are! Wotta dumbass.

[Ready4Change]

5. Lock him up.

You don't "forget" you've got a gun in your carry on briefcase, unless you are an irresponsible gun owner OR you expect to get special dispensation due to your office.

Either way, lock him up.

I don't know his politics, but I can think of a 3rd reason. He might have been trying to get aboard with a gun in order to showboat his success to help support the continuance of Patriot I and/or passing Patriot II?

[benburch]

6. If he was on his way to Congress...

... it would be illegal to detain him in any way!

It is in the Constitution.

[benburch]

8. Here is the actual text.

THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION

Article. I

Section. 6

Clause 1: The Senators and Representatives shall receive a Compensation for their Services, to be ascertained by Law, and paid out of the Treasury of the United States. (See Note 6) They shall in all Cases, except Treason, Felony and Breach of the Peace, beprivileged from Arrest during their Attendance at the Session of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same; and for any Speech or Debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other Place.

[TacticalPeek]

15. So, don't arrest him. Just 'detain' him. ( ;- )

And don't charge him with anything. Just designate him a "person of interest".

Don't imprison him, just hold him for questioning until hostilities cease (skip questions about his speechs in the House).
And oh yeah, First Thing: No lawyers!

:evilgrin:

[yardwork]

20. Breach of the peace would seem to include illegal possession of a gun.

[LiberalFighter]

27. Delete Forget it

[alonso_quijano]

7. Of all our idiot Indiana representatives...

Hostettler is probably the biggest asshat of all. And he is one of the 10 Most Dimwitted Members of Congress, according to The Progressive.

[DS1]

9. what a fucking shmuck

[TakebackAmerica]

10. He's also in a TOUGH relection battle.

John Hostettler- Indiana 8th Congressional District 51-46 56-42 Bush
Highly Competitive:

Indiana’s 8th Congressional District was named the “Bloody Eighth” because of its reputation of close elections stemming back to 1984 when Frank McCloskey beat Richard McIntyre by 4 votes, 116,645 to 116,641. This district is the epitome of a swing district. According to the “2002 Almanac of American Politics,” this district at one point during the 1970s elected four congressmen in four successive elections. Since 1994, Rep. Hostettler has survived four close reelection bids. Yet Hostettler has raised a mere $5,018. He is the exact opposite of Northrup, having been out- spent, in two of his last three races. Rep. Hostettler has grown accustom to the close elections in the district. Expect this race to be heavily targeted by Democrats, who have a top notch candidate in Jon Jennings.


http://www.jenningsforcongress.com/

[yellowcanine]

13. Maybe he did this on purpose to get the gun nut vote?

Pugs will stop at nothing.

[LiberalFighter]

28. Didn't Jennings run the last time against him??

If so... so much the better because name recognition becomes less of a factor.

[Amerpie]

11. I'm thankful

that he isn't from NC!

[bloom]

24. I want to move to NC

I live in his district. :cry:


The only good thing is that I can have the pleasure of voting against him. :)

[BostonTeaParty04]

12. WTF? Handguns have NOTHING to do with being a sportsman...

Unless you shoot people for sport?

[The Backlash Cometh]

14. How do you forget you have a handgun in your briefcase?

That's scary as hell.

[RamboLiberal]

17. Hell I left my guns and ammo at home last month just to drop off

someone at the airport. It was just after the Spain bombing and I didn't want to run in to a random check just in case. And I have a CCW license.

[mobuto]

21. Vyascheslav Mikhaiylovich Molotov

Soviet Foreign Minister for a million years, always carried a briefcase wherever he went.

It became the CIA's obsession for years and years. What was in Molotov's briefacse?

Finally, they developed a plot to find out. When he visited the United Nations in New York, they developed this elaborate, costly scheme to steal his briefcase and replace it with an identical copy.

After months of planning they succeeded.

The briefcase was empty except for a loaf of black bread and a revolver.

[CO Liberal]

16. Was It a Gift From the NRA?

Like the rifle they just gave to Cheney?

:-)

[RamboLiberal]

18. I confess I went to the NRA show

It was in my hometown. I had a laugh that they had big signs up warning them they'd have to pass through a magnometer to go to the Cheney dinner.

I didn't attend the dinner or any of the political events. Just went to see the gear.

If I'd have went to the dinner you'd have heard it on the news cause a crazy lady would've gotten thrown out for giving the VP the finger.

I did hear the local Ducks and Pheasants were on Red Alert while he was in town.

[yellowcanine]

19. the local Ducks and Pheasants were on Red Alert while he was in town.

Now that's funny.

[Magleetis]

23. Yet another example

of the rich and privileged doing whatever they want. If I was caught with a gun in my briefcase at the airport I'm sure I would be arrested and charged with a crime. The rule of law my ass. Why doesn't the rule of law apply to Hostettler. This kind of shit infuriates me. In America there are two sets of laws, one set for the rich and privileged and another set for us little people. I despise our Government. Dumb all over.

[PATRICK]

25. Now who is going to shoot the gremlin

tearing up the wing engine? Are you gonna trust a sky marshal for that? They can't even see the things he sees.

[saigon68]

29. WAIT WHEN THE DRAFT STARTS YOU'LL BE PISSED OFF

The same thing will happen

JUST WAIT AND SEE

[John_H]

30. Hold him without access to Lawyers! A guy with his voting record and a gun

is way more dangrous than a hundred padillas.