Sen. Donne Trotter, a Chicago Democrat who recently announced he would run to replace Jesse Jackson Jr. in the U.S. House, was carrying an unloaded .25-caliber Beretta handgun and a magazine clip with six bullets when he tried to board a flight at O'Hare International Airport, according to Chicago police.
Trotter, who is part the Illinois Senate's Democratic leadership, was charged with a felony.
The gun and clip were found in an outside zippered pocket of Trotter's garment bag during routine X-ray screening, according to a Chicago police report.
Trotter told Transportation Security Administration officers that he uses the weapon for work as a security officer at a Chicago security and detective firm. He said he worked late Tuesday night and did not realize the weapon was in the bag when he packed for his Wednesday morning flight, the police report said.
Messages left by The Associated Press for Trotter on his cellphone and at his office in Chicago were not immediately returned.
Trotter, 62, was charged with a Class 4 felony, which carries a penalty of one to three years in prison upon conviction. He was expected to appear in Cook County bond court Thursday, Cook County State's Attorney's office spokeswoman Tandra Simonton said.
Police: Gun found in Ill. lawmaker's carry-on bag - Yahoo! News
How do you forget you have a gun in your bag? Stupid mistake to say the least.
Strange.....especially seeing as how he was no friend of rights for gun owners.
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Lots of liberal dem gun haters want guns for themselves-they just don't want anyone else having them
sort of like rich dems too or anti porno bible thumpers.
Just can't talk about anything without making blanket attacks can you?
Lots of liberal dem gun haters want guns for themselves-they just don't want anyone else having them
sort of like rich dems too or anti porno bible thumpers.
If you **** on the 2nd amendment then you have no business exercising your constitutional right to keep and bear arms. If you oppose concealed carry legislation then you have no business carrying a weapon concealed in your garment bagIs it not also possible to support some gun control while also being a gun owner yourself?
If you **** on the 2nd amendment then you have no business owning a firearm.If you oppose concealed carry legislation then you have no business carrying a weapon concealed in your garment bag
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