Congressman claims he received permission from US Capitol Police to hang the AR-15 in his office, and the BCG allegedly is in a different state, claiming it’s only a paperweight…
I’m sure the ATF will stop by next.
ETA: No sight or RDS. Fail.
Police in Washington, D.C., have been referred materials for a possible investigation into two Republican congressmen who posed for a picture with an assault rifle in a House office building.
Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) last week tweeted a picture of himself and Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.), the leader of the House’s Benghazi investigation, holding an AR-15.
Having the AR-15 in the District could be a violation of the city’s strict gun laws, and the city attorney general’s office has referred the matter to police, a spokesman told The Hill.
That fact that it is illegal to exercise a fundamental human right in our nation’s capital should piss off every American citizen and have them screaming that this transgression against liberty be rectified immediately.
Sadly it will be us few that care about our fundamental inalienable rights to pay attention bitching to each other on the internet.
If you listen carefully you can hear the sheep bleating, content with their cable tv, cold beer and hot pizza.
It’s beyond f’n disgraceful that in our nation’s Capital, on Capitol Hill itself, a U.S. Representative’s symbol of our god-given Right to Keep and Bear Arms, for which so many Americans have sacrificed immensely, is a a non-functional rifle (no BCG) – WITH a trigger lock – AND the U.S. Representative may very well be prosecuted for possessing said firearm. 1776 can’t come any sooner.
A Republican lawmaker is allowed to have an AR-15 in his office as long as it isn’t loaded, the U.S. Capitol Police said Tuesday after a photo of the rifle caught the attention of law enforcement officials in Washington, D.C.
Interesting issue given that (1) DC exists under the control of Congress, and (2) Article 1, Section 6 of the US Constitution provides that members of Congress “shall in all Cases, except Treason, Felony and Breach of the Peace, be privileged from Arrest during their Attendance at the Session of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same; and for any Speech or Debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other Place.” I realize that DC may try to classify possession of an AR15 as a felony, but that would not be consistent with historical use of that term, which would control the meaning of this fundamental provision in the actual US Constitution.
Other than that - is David Gregory still in prison for his violation? He did get convicted in an open and shut case when he had contraband on television, right? ;-(
IIRC Ted Kennedy had an M14 hanging on his Senate office wall. It was presented to him by either Springfield Armory (the real one) or H&R, I don’t remember which one.
"But members of Congress are exempted from rules that otherwise prohibit people from having assault weapons, including AR-15s, Capitol Police said.
The District’s gun laws “specifically provide that members of Congress may maintain firearms within the confines of their office and they and any employee or agent of any member of Congress may transport within the Capitol Grounds firearms unloaded and securely wrapped,” Capitol Police spokeswoman Kimberly Schneider told The Hill."
Removing a BCG, having a trigger lock and unloaded do NOT make it inoperable. The receiver ALONE constitutes a firearm and in this case one that would get a “ordinary citizen” arrested.
I know this guy has an (R) after his name, I understand he is pro second amendment and I get he’s a special target since he’s involved with the Benghazi and all of that, but special rules for special people is bullshit.
It is NOT a paperweight, it is NOT a wall display, it is a functional firearm by ATF definitions. If he’s so second amendment he shouldn’t take advantage of privilege to enjoy rights that are not afforded to others.
If you look at all the special privelages that members of Congress enjoy, and the rules they don’t have to follow, it’s not even something that pisses me off as a Citizen… it’s just… amazing… incredible… dumbfounding.
Kind of like, if you were leading a group of people, your own conscience wouldn’t allow you to go buckwild and make crazy rules for yourself… but the disconnect between DC and the constituency sort of allows for it…
That is Trey Gowdy. While he is a goofy looking bastard in this photo; he is a tireless, well spoken bulldog that goes after Hilary at every chance. That makes him OK in my book.
Well that is good. But when one is in public service they should have a sense of dress. Not knocking the man’s politics just kind of hard to take someone serious when they don’t dress the part.
