Congresswoman whisked from NC polling precinct after 'maskless white man' shows up with gun

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November 3, 2020
By David Edwards



Rep. Alma Adams (D-NC) was forced to quickly leave a polling precinct in Charlotte on Tuesday after a man showed up with a gun.

An image of the man and details of the incident were shared on Twitter by Charlotte Agenda, which offers itself as a visitor’s guide to the city.

“As several prominent local female politicians spoke at precinct 212, one of the largest Democratic polling places in the state, the event was cut short when a maskless white man open carrying a gun showed up and began circling the property,” the tweet explained. “Congresswoman Adams was quickly whisked away, and Mayor Lyles left soon after. Poll watchers said the man was here for nearly an hour before heading in to vote.”

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“North Carolina is an open carry state, so he technically was not breaking the law. Still, voters and volunteers here are describing this as voter intimidation,” Charlotte Agenda noted in a subsequent tweet.

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Link to tweet

https://www.rawstory.com/2020/11/congresswoman-whisked-from-nc-polling-precinct-after-maskless-white-man-shows-up-with-gun/

[BusyBeingBest]

1. Anyone else just fucking sick and tired of the Duck Dynasty look?

[vercetti2021]

2. He looks like a duck dynasty reject

[yardwork]

21. White supremacist look.

[beachbumbob]

3. state police should have been called

[NorthOf270]

4. Who knew they stacked shit that high?

[world wide wally]

5. Is he the new face of America?

[Stinky The Clown]

6. They all look the same to me.

[packman]

7. Beard, shit stompin' high laced boots, camo pants, gun,

Trump hat (?)

Dum ass Repuke filming himself looking for a post on his blog which he videos from in his parent's basement bedroom

--- can't think of any more insults---

[CurtEastPoint]

16. small dick

[empedocles]

8. man there for nearly an hour?

[Vinca]

9. The moron probably looks exactly the same buying milk at the grocery store.

That would freak me out, though, having him turn up at the polls and hang around.

[Salviati]

14. And these are the folks who tell us that _we're_ the ones living in fear....

when they're the ones that can't go to the store to pick up a box of ho-ho's without a Glock strapped to their waist.

Bunch of cowards, the lot of them.

[Takket]

10. If he parks and gets in line to vote that is okay

But “circling the property” is meant to intimidate and he should have been arrested. Open carry doesn’t mean you are allowed to hang around trying to scare off people. Cast your vote and leave.

[Johnny2X2X]

11. I would have been tempted to grab a crowbar and sneak up behind him

I see these idiots and I think they're there to kill people, there's always a part of me that thinks grab a hammer, tire iron, or crowbar out of my trunk and see if I could sneak up behind and swing as hard as I can at the back of his head to disable him so I can disarm him and save lives.

[d_r]

12. dude that's not good nt

[The Magistrate]

15. My Instincts Are Similar, Sir

A man carrying a gun in public is best presumed mentally unbalanced, whatever the local laws on the matter might be, because anyone who feels the need to carry a lethal implement about his normal business is not tracking well with reality. I do not and will not trust such a person, and how to deal with him, should it prove necessary, will always cross my mind....

[Hanzzy72]

13. Hopefully someone recognized him.

It would be great if his name ended up on the internet.

[kirkuchiyo]

17. I've

Left stores when I see idiots with a gun in the store. There are plenty here, I'll just go to a different one. I then send an email to the store explaining that I was there and left because they allow this and I won't patronize their establishment while they allow that.

[Sudsy]

18. Huh?

Can someone pack a firearm into a polling place in NC even with open carry?

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

19. Why are any politicians speaking at a polling place?

That's the part that has me more befuddled than the jerk with the gun.

[Hanzzy72]

20. Looks like he was arrested.

Hopefully they make an example out of this fool.

Link to tweet

https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/politics/elections/cmpd-armed-man-arrested-for-trespassing-at-polling-place/275-15df44d2-2d12-4877-9451-8c8527b7a1ca