JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — An aide to Missouri House Speaker Tim Jones has resigned after leaving a loaded handgun in the basement of the state Capitol last month.The gun belonging to Dave Evans …
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — An aide to Missouri House Speaker Tim Jones has resigned after leaving a loaded handgun in the basement of the state Capitol last month.The gun belonging to Dave Evans was found Sept. 20 in a black, nylon holster on top of a toilet paper dispenser in a restroom. Police say Evans has a permit to carry concealed weapons.The speaker's chief of staff, Tom Smith, confirmed Thursday that Evans resigned Sept. 27 as a legislative assistant to Jones. Smith says he was satisfied with the corrective actions Evans agreed to after the incident but that Evans thought it was best for himself and colleagues to step down.A 2011 Missouri law allows elected officials and their employees to carry concealed firearms inside the Capitol if they have permits.Aide who left gun in Mo. Capitol bathroom resigns
