http://thehill.com/homenews/house/3...-start-carrying-a-gun-after-lawmaker-shooting
GOP rep says he'll start carrying a gun after lawmaker shooting
By
Rebecca Savransky - 06/14/17 12:53 PM EDT
Rep. Chris Collins (R-N.Y.) on Wednesday said he will carry a gun with him from now on following the shooting earlier in the day at a congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Va.
“You look at the vulnerability. I can assure you, from this day forward, I have a carry permit, I will be carrying when I’m out and about,” Collins told local ABC affiliate
WKBW in Buffalo, N.Y.
“On a rare occasion I’d have my gun in the glove box or something, but it’s going to be in my pocket from this day forward," he added.
Collins's comments come after a shooting early Wednesday morning at a baseball field in Alexandria, Va., that left House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) and four others injured.