While the legislators were mulling a move that would ban firearms from the building–a move Republicans are fighting–a GOP state representative left a loaded 9 mm handgun unattended in a restroom on Tuesday, where it was discovered by a janitor nearly a half hour later, the Colorado Sun reports.
Republican state representative Don Wilson released a statement saying the weapon, found on a shelf in a single-person unisex bathroom at 9:30 p.m., was his. “I want to be clear that I take full and complete accountability for the incident,” Wilson said in a statement Thursday. “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.”