Lauren Boebert hints she’s still taking gun to Congress in spite of Pelosi rules

Freshman representative Lauren Boebert on Thursday hinted that she still brings a firearm “to work” at Congress, even though members are forbidden from carrying guns inside the House floor under new rules following the Capitol insurrection on 6 January.

In an interview with TMZ on Thursday, Ms Boebert, who was on her way to the Congress when she spoke to a reporter, was asked if at some point she feels she’d be able to carry a gun to work.

“Who says I don’t,” responded the Republican politician.

This is not the first time that Ms Boebert made such a suggestion. The congresswoman had, in a 3 January video, vowed to carry a Glock handgun during her term in Washington DC.

Though the conservative lawmaker from Colorado was granted a concealed weapon permit in Washington DC earlier in February, it does not exempt her from the House rules, reported Newsweek.

In February, the House had voted to approve a rule change in the aftermath of the Capitol insurrection, under which a member who attempted to bring firearms to the House floor could be fined $5,000 for the first offence and $10,000 for each additional offence.

Ms Boebert, elected to represent a conservative Colorado district last November following a campaign that heavily promoted her pro-gun stance, was among the Republicans who attempted to circumvent a metal detector that was installed outside the House chamber following the deadly attack on the Capitol.