US Representative Lauren Boebert (R-Colorado) has been an official member of Congress for only one day, but she’s already managed to trigger political adversaries by advertising her vow to carry a Glock pistol to work.
“Not only is it my right, but it’s a right I was sent here to protect,” Boebert said in a video posted Sunday night on Twitter. The video shows the congresswoman chambering a clip and holstering a semi-automatic pistol in the back of her waistband, under a blazer, then walking on the streets of Washington as she discusses why she will carry a gun on Capitol Hill.
“Even though I now work in one of the most liberal cities in America, I refuse to give up my rights, especially my Second Amendment rights,” Boebert said. She added that as a mother of four who’s just 5-foot tall and 100 pounds, “I choose to defend my family with all of the force the Constitution provides.”
Boebert, who also cited Washington’s high crime rate, has a history of making provocative statements about guns. Just last month she tweeted: “I’ve always heard to ‘speak softly and carry a big stick.’ I prefer to speak loudly and carry a Glock.” She also said she provides mandatory firearms training and target practice for employees at her restaurant, called Shooters, in western Colorado.
After Boebert’s latest pro-gun brashness, reporters asked Washington Police Chief Robert Contee about the new congresswoman’s plans. Members of Congress are allowed to carry a gun on Capitol grounds, but Contee said he will inform Boebert that she’s subject to the same penalties as anyone else if she’s found with...
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11 comments:
That woman's got a lot of brass.
Now if she can do something to improve ammunition manufacturing so I can get some more, too.
It’s NOT an effing CLIP... shit
And you don’t “chamber” one either. Jeez
Don't mess with old people. Life imprisonment is not that much of a threat.
We need more like her!! Go girl!!. The armed citizens will defend the Republic.
Can I , as a citizen ,carry on the halls of Congress . No . So much for MY Rights.
Can we make her the Morning Mistress?
Good for her! At last someone who is ready to stand up and say she is ready to protect herself and her family, while the so called WOKE people defund the police!!
It is a great boost for one's sex appeal. Not exactly as intended, but a boost just the same.
She will be the first one shot for advertising
You can bet your ass that now that they have the Senate, the #1 item on their agenda is to disarm us.
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