{"id":127178,"date":"2024-04-13T05:35:54","date_gmt":"2024-04-13T05:35:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/13\/nothing-to-see-here-just-a-gop-politician-leaving-a-loaded-9-mm-glock-in-the-bathroom-of-the-colorado-state-capitol\/"},"modified":"2024-04-13T05:35:54","modified_gmt":"2024-04-13T05:35:54","slug":"nothing-to-see-here-just-a-gop-politician-leaving-a-loaded-9-mm-glock-within-the-bathroom-of-the-colorado-state-capitol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/13\/nothing-to-see-here-just-a-gop-politician-leaving-a-loaded-9-mm-glock-within-the-bathroom-of-the-colorado-state-capitol\/","title":{"rendered":"Nothing to See Here, Just a GOP Politician Leaving a Loaded 9-mm Glock within the Bathroom of the Colorado State Capitol"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"has-dropcap\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/talkingpointsmemo.com\/edblog\/republicans-dumb-guns-mass-shootings-scalise-house-legislation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">likening<\/a> gun management laws to the Holocaust to posing for a Christmas card <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/zacheverson\/2021\/12\/24\/congressman-thomas-massies-christmas-card-arsenal-is-probably-worth-tens-of-thousands\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">brandishing<\/a> an precise machine gun, Republican politicians have an extended historical past of claiming and doing extraordinarily silly issues in relation to firearms. That custom continued this week when a Colorado state consultant left a loaded gun within the toilet of the capitol in Denver, i.e. his office.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, state consultant <strong>Don Wilson<\/strong> unintentionally left his loaded 9-mm Glock within the restroom of the statehouse on Tuesday; based on <em>USA Today,<\/em> constructing employees <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2024\/04\/12\/colorado-rep-don-wilson-forgets-gun-capitol-bathroom\/73296225007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">discovered<\/a> the unattended weapon at 9:30 p.m. and alerted the Colorado State Patrol, \u201cindicating the firearm was unattended for 23 minutes before being discovered by janitorial staff,\u201d CSP stated in a press release. Wilson <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepDonWilson\/status\/1778488587853394237\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepDonWilson\/status\/1778488587853394237&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepDonWilson\/status\/1778488587853394237\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">wrote<\/a> in a press release posted on-line: \u201cI want to be clear that\u00a0I take full and complete accountability\u00a0for the incident. I made a mistake and am very sorry. I take firearm safety very seriously. This is a humbling experience and I will reaffirm my commitment to responsible handling procedures.\u201d<\/p>\n<div aria-label=\"social media post\" class=\"TwitterEmbedContainer-ggEzfU fHwbKp\">\n<div class=\"MessageBannerWrapper-krrtvl eYObke ConsentBannerWrapper-bMdLtU WTFWJ\" data-testid=\"message-banner\">\n<div class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ MessageBannerContent-gLUJfX iUEiRd jyISiS hloGrW\">\n<h4 class=\"ConsentBannerTitle-lgaGAH gOfech\">X content material<\/h4>\n<p>This content material may also be seen on the positioning it <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepDonWilson\/status\/1778488587853394237\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Opens in a new window\" class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ BaseLink-eNWuiM ConsentBannerLink-dJZMSz iUEiRd jyISiS joAuXZ\">originates<\/a> from.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paywall\">According to <em>USA Today,<\/em> Wilson acquired his gun again after regulation enforcement concluded no felony costs had been pending following the incident. Not surprisingly, Wilson\u2019s Democratic colleagues famous that this complete factor was one of many many causes stricter gun management laws is critical. \u201cThe consequences of leaving a firearm unattended in a public space could be very serious,\u201d state consultant <strong>Julie McCluskie<\/strong> stated. \u201cThis should not have happened and cannot happen again, and this is why our caucus is pursuing legislation to prohibit carrying firearms in the Capitol.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\"><strong>Marjorie Taylor Greene: You can belief Vladimir Putin<\/strong><\/p>\n<div aria-label=\"social media post\" class=\"TwitterEmbedContainer-ggEzfU fHwbKp\">\n<div class=\"MessageBannerWrapper-krrtvl eYObke ConsentBannerWrapper-bMdLtU WTFWJ\" data-testid=\"message-banner\">\n<div class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ MessageBannerContent-gLUJfX iUEiRd jyISiS hloGrW\">\n<h4 class=\"ConsentBannerTitle-lgaGAH gOfech\">X content material<\/h4>\n<p>This content material may also be 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