Posted on 06/19/2017 11:03:55 AM PDT by ColdOne
WASHINGTON — A Republican congressman who survived the horrific baseball shooting will offer legislation this week to allow lawmakers to carry guns throughout the nation’s capital.
“I’m going to be introducing legislation this week … to allow congressmen to carry a sidearm, should they so desire,” Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) told Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures.”
Members of Congress are “high-profile targets, but we have absolutely no way to defend ourselves because of Washington, DC’s rather restrictive gun laws.”
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I guess the 2nd Amendment takes care of ol’ Mo’s wish to be armed. It does apply to all American citizens, doesn’t it?
You’re kidding right? The permits got to their desks on friday
(Is that redundant because all judges are lawyers)
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All judges do not have to be lawyers, not even U.S. Supreme Court Judges.
Every USSC Justice back to John Jay and company has been a lawyer. Quite a few have not been lower court judges.
Today, the American Bar Association has virtual veto power over all judicial appointments, probably at the state as well as federal level.
"...there, fixed it..."
Nasty combo
More proof that the swamp critters shook off the Constitution a long time ago.
Rep. Mo Brooks can take his Special laws for Special people and stuff them up his Special backside.
Duelling pistols is all these sick ba$tards deserve.....and I would require they use them.
EVERY patriotic American is a high value/profile target, their lives actually matter and they matter far more to me than ANY politician.
So Mr. Brooks, when I see you caring more about the everyday forgotten man, woman and child, I might listen to your pompous a$$ ideas, but until then, you and your Special people should learn to duck and run.
I would rather see 10,000 politicians drop and bleed than a single hair on my brides head harmed.
I am completely fed up with self-serving politicians.
To words too difficult to understand: National reciprocity.
Congresscritters, look that up in your Funken Wagnall.
5.56mm
I’d bet that 90 % if the Republicans would vote for. The Democrats wouldn’t. Shows too much hypocracy. PLUS, most of them already carry. And DC police look the other way.
"...Special Laws for Special People..."
I agree. These idiots already have a solution to their problem in National CCW reciprocity but they would rather do this just because they are self serving, entitled morons.
-—What about the peasants?-—
As I understand it, we the “peasants” are supposed to be the overlords!
She'd probably shoot herself.
Congress doesn’t give a damn about the peasants. If Congress cared about the peasants, they would stop trying , and passing laws to disarm the law abiding peasants and render them helpless. The only concern[s] that Congress has concerning peasants is that enough of them stay alive to work and pay taxes to support them in the manner that they are accustomed.
Bu11$h!t. Pass National Reciprocity and the problem is solved - for EVERYBODY.
this is like gas rationing in ww ii. congress critters all applied for “special exemptions”. once it became public they backed off.
I say let them have national reciprocity. THEN start the argument that EVERYONE should have the same right.
I believe that Mo Brooks, citizen, should be able to carry a weapon for self defense in our nation’s capitol without fear of arrest...
...just as any other Tom, Dick or Harry, or their female counterparts, should be allowed to do - under the Constitution.
However, to distinguish between elected officials and citizens is an affront to the Republic and to all citizens.
NO! to this bill - but YES! to a full-on reciprocity bill for all citizens with a carry license.
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