Posted on 03/29/2021 6:53:36 PM PDT by RandFan
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) owns an AR-15 for home defense, he revealed on "Fox News Sunday" this week while detailing a scenario in which he would have use the weapon to defend against gangs of looters.
During an interview with host Chris Wallace, Graham challenged Democrats and Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) to bring an assault weapons ban to the Senate floor, claiming that it wouldn't get 50 votes, much less the 60 required to pass it without changing the filibuster.
"I would challenge Sen. Schumer to bring the assault weapons ban to the floor of the United States Senate. It won't get 50 votes, much less 60," he said.
"I own an AR-15," Graham continued. "If there's a natural disaster in South Carolina where the cops can't protect my neighborhood, my house will be the last one that the gang will come to because I can defend myself. You don't have to have an AR-15, but if you have one lawfully, I think you should be allowed to keep it."
The comments drew sharp criticism from supporters of an assault weapons ban on social media and on broadcast news networks, including from Parkland shooting survivor Cameron Kasky, who said that the senator was being fed a narrative from gun manufacturers about "apocalyptic" scenarios.
“The suggestion that a twerp like Lindsey Graham can be some sort of tough guy fending away apocalyptic invaders is just the narrative that they sell," Kasky said on MSNBC's "The Medhi Hasan Show."
Democrats have yet to indicate that they will seek an assault weapons ban following recent mass shootings around the country, including one in Boulder, Colo., where the suspect is believed to have used a pistol designed to operate like an AR-15, known as a Ruger AR-556.
The House recently passed a bill that would expand background checks to all gun sales, and Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) said this weekend that the bill could reach 60 votes in the Senate, though a crucial swing-vote senator, Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), has indicated that he does not yet support it.
Go, Lindsey! He is locked & loaded!
Lindsey says : “ Stay tuned. I’ve got my AR-15. “
Violent Mob Surround Lindsey Grahams Home
By Mark Megahan -September 21, 2020
https://newshourfirst.com/2020/09/21/violent-mob-surround-lindsey-grahams-home/
I own them for protection against civilian AND government thugs.
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By Devan Cole, CNN 8/28/2020
Monday Lindsay is always based. It’s Tuesday through Friday Lindsay I’m leery of.
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Somehow I just can’t visualize Graham with an AR-15.
That is the very same reason most people will cite for why they own theirs.
I’m pretty sure it’s first on the list for most.
You and hundreds of millions of other citizens.
It was the citizens who overthrew King George’s troops.
I know the photo shows him with one, but I can’t visualize him actually USING it in a combat situation.
I could be wrong, though.
Video: Unhinged Protesters Mob Mitch McConnell’s House in the Middle of the Night, Make Violent Threats
By Sister Toldjah | Aug 06, 2019 4:00 PM ET
If I ever need one, I'll really need one and few other firearms will do.
They're just plain fun to shoot - minimal recoil.
They are infinitely customizable, the barbie-doll or Harley-Davidsons of the firearm world.
Leftists don't want me to have one.
I have a right, I'm exercising it.
They're just complicated enough to satisfy the geek engineer in me.
They're just simple enough to work on yourself.
They look cool, it's hard not to feel tacti-cool when carrying one.
Finally, I don't care, I want one, I have one. So do both my kids.
“Graham challenged Democrats and Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) to bring an assault weapons ban to the Senate floor, claiming that it wouldn’t get 50 votes, much less the 60 required to pass it without changing the filibuster.”
That’s what I’ve been saying for a couple of months.
They don’t have 50 votes for assault weapons ban and they don’t have 50 votes for eliminating the filibuster.
There are at least a dozen Democrat senators who will fight to avoid a vote on either. If forced to vote they’ll split 50-50.
It’s possible there are 60 votes AGAINST both propositions.
Linda is being manly today?
Nailed it - even in my semi-random list of reasons, that happened to be first on my list.
Chuck Schumer is a touch hole hypocrite.
And I can prove it:
Does his boyfriend know about this?
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