Yeah--I heard about that. He probably just thought that the gun laws were for "little people."
I really think he is just so use to carrying it around that he forgot he even had it. It was a serious brain fart. Of course, he is lucky he is a Congressman.
Nah. He just believed what the constitution he swore to support and defend said:
U.S. Constitution, 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. 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.