Congressman may face DC police probe due to gun in office

[philip964]

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A Colorado Congressman may face a DC police probe after being photographed with an AR15 in his congressional office in Washington DC.

[Middle Age Russ]

I saw this photo yesterday and thought that such a photo being published wasn't a great idea given the gun laws in the District. Apparently, the Left-media can produce such firearms for "illustrative" purposes without any consequences, but woe to anyone else who does.

[VMI77]

His crime was being a pro-gun Republican Congressman with a gun. If he was an anti-gun Democrat there wouldn't be any investigation or charges. With liberals, actual behavior doesn't matter, just intent, and if you're a liberal your "intentions" are always good, by definition.

We're in Banana Republic territory now. Rule of law is dead when the stakes matter to someone in power. This is what happens when you're a Republican and actually act like one:

http://bastionofliberty.blogspot.com/20 ... eport.html

Cindy Archer, one of the lead architects of Wisconsin’s Act 10 — also called the “Wisconsin Budget Repair Bill,” it limited public-employee benefits and altered collective-bargaining rules for public-employee unions — was jolted awake by yelling, loud pounding at the door, and her dogs’ frantic barking. The entire house — the windows and walls — was shaking.

“I was so afraid,” she says. “I did not know what to do.” She grabbed some clothes, opened the door, and dressed right in front of the police. The dogs were still frantic.

“I begged and begged, ‘Please don’t shoot my dogs, please don’t shoot my dogs, just don’t shoot my dogs.’ I couldn’t get them to stop barking, and I couldn’t get them outside quick enough. I saw a gun and barking dogs. I was scared and knew this was a bad mix.”

The raids above were conceived by Milwaukee district attorney John Chisholm, a highly partisan Democrat whose wife is a shop steward in a Wisconsin teachers’ union. They were judicially approved by Judge Barbara Kluka, another Democrat. And of course, they were carried out by unionized Wisconsin police.

The motivation could not be clearer. Democrats only believe in free speech for Democrats. They’re particularly disturbed by the ascendancy of conservative Republican governor Scott Walker. That Walker has rationalized the state’s budget, turning a habitual deficit into an annual surplus, and his actions to reduce the bargaining privileges of Wisconsin’s municipal and state unions, have enraged Wisconsin Democrats beyond all description.

God help the conservative who dares to challenge the power of Wisconsin unions.

[philip964]

His crime was being a pro-gun Republican Congressman with a gun. If he was an anti-gun Democrat there wouldn't be any investigation or charges. With liberals, actual behavior doesn't matter, just intent, and if you're a liberal your "intentions" are always good, by definition.

We're in Banana Republic territory now. Rule of law is dead when the stakes matter to someone in power. This is what happens when you're a Republican and actually act like one:

http://bastionofliberty.blogspot.com/20 ... eport.html

Cindy Archer, one of the lead architects of Wisconsin’s Act 10 — also called the “Wisconsin Budget Repair Bill,” it limited public-employee benefits and altered collective-bargaining rules for public-employee unions — was jolted awake by yelling, loud pounding at the door, and her dogs’ frantic barking. The entire house — the windows and walls — was shaking.

“I was so afraid,” she says. “I did not know what to do.” She grabbed some clothes, opened the door, and dressed right in front of the police. The dogs were still frantic.

“I begged and begged, ‘Please don’t shoot my dogs, please don’t shoot my dogs, just don’t shoot my dogs.’ I couldn’t get them to stop barking, and I couldn’t get them outside quick enough. I saw a gun and barking dogs. I was scared and knew this was a bad mix.”

The raids above were conceived by Milwaukee district attorney John Chisholm, a highly partisan Democrat whose wife is a shop steward in a Wisconsin teachers’ union. They were judicially approved by Judge Barbara Kluka, another Democrat. And of course, they were carried out by unionized Wisconsin police.

The motivation could not be clearer. Democrats only believe in free speech for Democrats. They’re particularly disturbed by the ascendancy of conservative Republican governor Scott Walker. That Walker has rationalized the state’s budget, turning a habitual deficit into an annual surplus, and his actions to reduce the bargaining privileges of Wisconsin’s municipal and state unions, have enraged Wisconsin Democrats beyond all description.

God help the conservative who dares to challenge the power of Wisconsin unions.

Your story of Wisconsin has been hidden from our view for a long time. I'm glad it is coming out at last.
It is really a shame that the America we learned about in school, is not the one we have today.

Hopefully Wisconsin will vote these evil people out of office.

[VoiceofReason]

It is really a shame that the America we learned about in school, is not the one we have today.

This is no longer my country. It belongs to them. If I knew then what I know now, right after I finished my four years in the military, I would have packed up everything with the family, moved to another country I have in mind and renounced my citizenship. Too old now.

[mojo84]

It is really a shame that the America we learned about in school, is not the one we have today.

This is no longer my country. It belongs to them. If I knew then what I know now, right after I finished my four years in the military, I would have packed up everything with the family, moved to another country I have in mind and renounced my citizenship. Too old now.

I'm curious which country in which you would rather live and be a citizen. Care to share?

[VoiceofReason]

It is really a shame that the America we learned about in school, is not the one we have today.

This is no longer my country. It belongs to them. If I knew then what I know now, right after I finished my four years in the military, I would have packed up everything with the family, moved to another country I have in mind and renounced my citizenship. Too old now.

I'm curious which country in which you would rather live and be a citizen. Care to share?

Brazil

[MeMelYup]

It is really a shame that the America we learned about in school, is not the one we have today.

This is no longer my country. It belongs to them. If I knew then what I know now, right after I finished my four years in the military, I would have packed up everything with the family, moved to another country I have in mind and renounced my citizenship. Too old now.

I'm curious which country in which you would rather live and be a citizen. Care to share?

Brazil

If you think Brazil is the place to go, you need to read this.
http://www.loc.gov/law/help/firearms-control/brazil.php" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[C-dub]

Of course he'll face probe from the DC police. David Gregory gets a free pass for his illegal magazine, but a Republican lawmaker holding a rifle with a trigger lock and no BCG is going to get a colonoscopy because he is a Republican.

[VoiceofReason]

It is really a shame that the America we learned about in school, is not the one we have today.

This is no longer my country. It belongs to them. If I knew then what I know now, right after I finished my four years in the military, I would have packed up everything with the family, moved to another country I have in mind and renounced my citizenship. Too old now.

I'm curious which country in which you would rather live and be a citizen. Care to share?

Brazil

If you think Brazil is the place to go, you need to read this.
http://www.loc.gov/law/help/firearms-control/brazil.php" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I didn’t make this choice because of the firearms laws. As a matter of fact I don’t think you will find a country in the world with firearms laws as permissive as we have in the U.S.

Brazil still has places that you can literally be “100 miles from nowhere”. Sort of like Alaska except you are not likely to freeze to death unless you choose to live in Patagonia.

[Vol Texan]

Brazil still has places that you can literally be “100 miles from nowhere”. Sort of like Alaska except you are not likely to freeze to death unless you choose to live in Patagonia.

Likely not going to happen in Brazil. Patagonia is primarily in southern Argentina, but also bleeds over into southern Chile (my wife was born and raised in the Argentinean portion of Patagonia).

From Wikipedia:

Patagonia is a sparsely populated region located at the southern end of South America, shared by Argentina and Chile. The region comprises the southern section of the Andes mountains as well as the deserts, steppes and grasslands east of this southern portion of the Andes. Patagonia has two coasts; a western one towards the Pacific Ocean and an eastern one towards the Atlantic Ocean.

[cb1000rider]

A Colorado Congressman may face a DC police probe after being photographed with an AR15 in his congressional office in Washington DC.

Good.. It's about time that congress understood the actual impact of draconian gun laws. Having one of their own prosecuted to the full extent of the law might get things changed.

[VMI77]

A Colorado Congressman may face a DC police probe after being photographed with an AR15 in his congressional office in Washington DC.

Good.. It's about time that congress understood the actual impact of draconian gun laws. Having one of their own prosecuted to the full extent of the law might get things changed.

It will have zero effect on changing anything because the law will only be applied to pro-gun Congressmen. All those who voted for draconian gun laws will never be prosecuted for infractions like this.

[C-dub]

The only problem is that the law(s) they have allegedly broken are not federal laws that they have made, but rather local DC laws.