Colorado Representative Jared Wright likes to carry around his handgun with a black canvas handbag.  Not a purse, mind you.  It’s a bag.

So the Colorado House was discussing concealed handgun permits and Jared got so excited that he up and left his handgun and bag under his seat after the debate.  Bag.  It’s a bag, not a purse.

The lawmaker who sits next to him, Rep. Jonathan Singer, found it. “I just immediately notified the Sergeant at Arms and soon we realized it was Jared’s bag,” Singer told the Denver Post.

See, it’s Jared’s bag.  Not his purse.

Although state law prohibits carrying a gun in the Capitol “without legal authority” Wright has the right to pack heat as a peace officer after serving in the Fruita Police Department from 2007 until 2011.

The office of Gov. John Hickenlooper contacted Wright about the incident and he consented to stop carrying the gun in the building and “agreed to be more careful” with the firearm.

Nothing was said about Jared’s bag purse.  I suspect he should be careful with it, too.

Jared is a Republican of course, with a 92% approval rating from the NRA.

Thanks to Irene for the heads up.