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Rep. Louis Gohmert Guns

Rep. Louis Gohmert Guns - Texas Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert told reporters today that his staff is working on a measure to allow members of Congress to carry concealed weapons in the District of Columbia - including in the Capitol itself.

D.C. laws bar regular people from carrying concealed weapons for self-defense. There are exceptions - they can carry weapons if they are headed to a gun range, for example - but in general weapons must be kept in the home.

Gohmert told reporters it would be a "good thing" if members could carry concealed weapons, noting that he has "friends that walk home from the Capitol. "

Rep. Louis Gohmert Guns

"There is some protection in having protection," Gohmert said. He indicated that lawmakers should be able to carry weapons in the Capitol building itself, including on the House floor during debate.

Gohmert did not say if he himself would carry a weapon if the measure passed. But he said he felt scared at times during last year's health care debate, particularly when a stranger screamed at him on the street.

The Texas Republican, who is a strong supporter of gun rights, said he had applied for a conceal carry permit in Texas but stopped short of submitting it. The reason, he said, was that as a judge he saw that arrest warrants of those who had such permits carried warnings that the arrestee was licensed to carry a weapon.

Gohmert also said he did not believe there should be more gun control laws - "certainly not to protect Congress." Members have put forth proposals in the wake of the Tucson shooting Saturday to provide more protection to lawmakers, including a proposal from Republican Rep. Peter King of New York barring people from bringing a weapon within 1,000 feet of a government official.

Rep. Louis Gohmert Guns
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