Republicans are struggling to control their guns in Colorado’s State Capitol.
“Beyond philosophical objections, they cannot actually seem to keep control of their guns,” according to Colorado journalist Kyle Clark’s tweet.
He highlighted the most recent Second Amendment blunder by Colorado State Rep. Don Wilson who admitted he left behind a loaded 9 mm Glock pistol inside of a bathroom on Tuesday at around 9 p.m. — two hours after the Capitol had closed off to the public.
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On Thursday, Wilson, a freshman lawmaker who’s running for an El Paso County commission seat, apologized for the Glock goof.
“I want to be clear that I take full and complete accountability for the incident. I made a mistake and am very sorry,” his statement reads. “I take firearm safety very seriously. This is a humbling experience and I will reaffirm my commitment to responsible handling procedures.”
That matter apparently didn’t rise to criminality after state police investigated.
“Individuals with Capitol credentials and access are permitted to carry a firearm inside the secure areas in compliance with Colorado gun laws,” according to a statement.
But for Democratic House Speaker Julie McCluskie, the Wilson incident “created a dangerous situation.”
“This is exactly why Colorado Democrats are fighting to ban guns from the Capitol,” tweeted Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action, a gun violence prevention organization. “On Tuesday, Republican state representative Don Wilson left a loaded handgun in Colorado Capitol bathroom stall. Gross, weird and dangerous.”
The error wasn’t isolated, as Clark points out.
Last year, fellow Republican Rep. Ron Weinberg lost two guns that he claims were taken from his car parked outside the Capitol in Denver.
And in 2022, Republican Rep. Richard Holtorf dropped a pistol out of his pants onto the building’s marble floor as he tried to hurry up the steps outside the…
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