This is not the first time a congressperson from Indiana has been caught with a gun at an airport and claimed they didn't realize it was in their luggage, because guns are like pencils to them.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/01/politics/victoria-spartz-weapons-charge-airport/index.html
@KarenStrickholm The Indiana GOP seems to have a recurring problem in this area.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hostettler#Airport_firearm_possession
@peterdrake These people!