Gun found in congressman's carry-on bag
Lawmaker detained, but not arrested at airport
Gun found in congressman's carry-on bag
Lawmaker detained, but not arrested at airport
From Jeanne Meserve and Ted Barrett
CNN Washington Bureau
Tuesday, April 20, 2004 Posted: 4:33 PM EDT (2033 GMT)
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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- 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.
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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.
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Hostettler is an avid sportsman and "hunts lots of things and does target practice," Jahr said. "He's been doing a lot to events in the district and may have packed the wrong bag."
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http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/04/20/congressman.gun/index.html comment:
never brings it to Washington? not this time he didn't
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