Lauren Boebert Faces $5,000 Fine After Setting off Capitol Metal Detector: Report

[Zorro]

Pro-gun Republican lawmaker Lauren Boebert allegedly set off a metal detector and refused to comply with U.S. Capitol Police Thursday, a report said.

The newly elected Colorado congresswoman, an ardent support of former President Donald Trump who campaigned on a conservative platform that included fierce opposition to gun control, could face a $5,000 fine if found to have flouted new security rules implemented in the wake of the Capitol riots.

Shortly before 9 p.m. on Thursday, Florida Republican Matt Gaetz tweeted: "They're trying to disarm @laurenboebert on the floor of the House of Representatives because, ultimately, they're coming to disarm many, many more."

Three minutes later, journalist Hugo Lovell tweeted: "House Republican Lauren Boebert now sets off the metal detector and refuses to comply with US Capitol Police, waking into the chamber [sic].

https://www.newsweek.com/lauren-boebert-fine-capitol-metal-detector-1563660

[samnsara]

1. shove it matt.. arent we a nation of LAWS?

[dchill]

31. Not for him - remember he was the leader of the SCIF break-in.

[Ferrets are Cool]

33. Remember, laws don't apply to his ilk.

[VA_Jill]

2. They had better make it stick

She and a bunch of others are about to be brought up short.

[Blue Owl]

3. Excellent!

[luv2fly]

4. I heard it is 10K for a second offense

I hope she is dumb enough to keep trying.

Well, that's silly, let me rephrase that... I hope her obvious stupidity leads her to try again.

[ProfessorGAC]

6. I Also Heard...

...it will be deducted from congressional salary.
So, she'll have to do some grifting to get it back.

[SheltieLover]

10. This!👆

Auto pay deduction. They are not allowed to use expense funds.

[DemoTex]

49. High-speed grifting.

But that's what she does best.

[Irish_Dem]

23. Maybe she has donors who will reimburse her for the loss???

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So she will keep doing it.

I am sure Nancy has Plan B for this little girl.

[Harker]

26. Probably.

She'll be a budding star of the gun lobby.

[Irish_Dem]

27. Nancy must have thought of this, and has Plan B?

She is going to have to up the ante somehow.

[Harker]

43. She has everything she needs, I expect, to safeguard

The House, and its members.

Yep, there's always a Plan B with her, it seems.

One might think the self-described "law and order" party would be more orderly.

[Irish_Dem]

44. Rs don't have to follow the law, just the rest of us.

Yes I am waiting to see Nancy's next move on this issue.

[Harker]

45. As will I.

It'll be good, I bet.

[Irish_Dem]

50. Yep

[Lucky Luciano]

28. That sounds illegal.

[Irish_Dem]

29. Oh I hope so. But they have some way to funnel money to her legally?

[Lucky Luciano]

30. To her campaign probably, but to her personal account sounds very illegal.

[Irish_Dem]

32. We will find out when she keeps getting big fines.

People are going to ask how she is supporting herself with no pay check.

[George II]

52. It's coming directly out of her salary, and Members of Congress are forbidden from accepting....

....any other money other than book fees.

So she'll have to write a book, get it published, and then collect royalties. It'll probably be a coloring book.

[Irish_Dem]

54. She will find a way. Or she will cry she has no food money due to fines.

Maybe both.

[servermsh]

5. We're helping to reduce the deficit with the fines! :)

[napi21]

9. With the arrogance of the dumpers, they may get enough in fines to at least make a dent in the ND!

I'd LOVE watching it too!

[FakeNoose]

7. Let's see how stupid she is

I'm guessing ... she's really, really dumb.

[SheltieLover]

11. Lol

[Buns_of_Fire]

8. Shut up, Matt. You're drunk. nt

[NurseJackie]

13. Often.

I haven't ruled out fetal alcohol syndrome either.

[catbyte]

12. Sigh...

[Irish_Dem]

47. She makes Palin look like a classy smart lady. nt

[SheltieLover]

14. Are they going to wait for her to shoot up the chambers before getting dead serious & locking her

Ass up?

[magicarpet]

15. For a little more drama,.... now that things are kinda boring with trDumpie gone,...

.... could Boebert whip out her gun and shoot a few holes in the House chamber ceiling ?

That would help get her reelection come 2022.

[gibraltar72]

16. Wondering if Madam Speaker can donate the fines to a worthy group?

[Under The Radar]

17. Some please ask her to read the second amendment

... then have her explain how she has a right to carry a gun on the house floor.
READ THE AMENDMENT! It does not say what she claims that it does.

[Curbside]

22. The much overlooked Ninth Amendment states:

The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

I thought you had to be an AMERICAN to get into Congress. How did someone so opposed to the Declaration of Independence get in there?

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

[Happyhippychick]

18. Does she think Nancy is playin'?

She’s about to find out.

[Under The Radar]

19. She is showboating because it is illegal to use that gun in DC

DC law states that, “No firearm shall be discharged or set off in the District of Columbia without special written permission from the chief of police.” No one has a permit to shoot a gun.

https://criminallawdc.com/dc-gun-lawyer/possession/unlawful/

[Vinca]

20. Maybe it was the plate she's obviously got in her head and not a gun. LOL.

[WhiteTara]

21. Once more and no paycheck for Lauren

[DeminPennswoods]

24. At 5,000/violation, she's got

35 violations until she's representing her constituents for free. Or if every follow on violation is 10k, she's got about 17 violations until her salary of 174k is used up.

[Phoenix61]

25. Because pissing off Pelosi always turns out so well. nt

[bucolic_frolic]

34. She's up to no good

No reason to do this. Not for safety, not to make a point that's been made outside Congress. So something else is going on here.

[NHvet]

41. She's playing to her crowd

It's all about working up her followers. "See, I'm as stupid as you" ..... I think the EPA needs to check the water supply in Rifle Colorado, seems they may have a brain eating amoeba in the well.

[jmbar2]

35. Another malignant narcissist looking for a fanbase

with money

[TryLogic]

53. She is modeling and glorifying rebelliousness just as Trump did.

I guess she and her followers (if any) think that is cute.

[USALiberal]

36. Her idiot followers will donate it to her. Nt

[58Sunliner]

37. This seems like a potential security threat.

It's illegal to have weapons in a federal facility. Doesn't this count?

[DENVERPOPS]

42. It's not as if she and the other gun carrying RepubliCONs have to worry

about an un-ruly, armed, rioting mob of DEMOCRATS charging the Capital.......

[LiberalLovinLug]

38. For what reason does she need a gun with her in the Capital building?

Yes you have a right to, I guess. Although I don't know whey there is not an enforceable rule about bringing guns inside. You guys down there had a fricking civil war didn't you?

[JohnnyRingo]

39. Don't worry Lauren, WalMart will still let you carry.

They what? No, huh?
Oh, ok... well at least you can still walk in armed at any other federal building. They would never put metal detectors there.
Oh, c'mon!!

Sounds like there's just Shooters, the bar she owns in Colorado.
Should have stayed there.

[bottomofthehill]

40. The Speaker has outlined the new fines

But the House has not yet voted on them. They will be in place when the House returns and votes on them on 2/2/2021

[patphil]

46. Imagine Matt Gaetz shock and horror if a Democrat set off a metal detector and didn't comply.

The guy's a dildo.
Definition of dildo: a mindless f**ker.

[LudwigPastorius]

48. She was one of the insurrectionist's insiders.

...and, she's a QAnon lunatic, the last person who should be walking around with a loaded gun.

She should already face expulsion for collaborating with violent anti-government forces.

This inability to follow the rules concerning her security banky gun is a good excuse/cover for Republicans who serious about cleaning up their party to DO something.

[Rebl2]

51. Should arrest

those who don’t comply. Isn’t that what capital police are there for? Keep the house safe from idiots like this.

[TryLogic]

55. She needs to be expelled at the very least. It is my understanding that

she specializes in breaking laws - speeding, not paying fines, etc.

[quakerboy]

56. so shes getting paid 174k

that should cover the first 34 days of this.

What happens after that?

[Vivienne235729]

57. I would imagine it is like a job. For every infraction, it goes down on your record.

After a few, it makes it easier to build a case against her to expel her from Congress. I hope she gets kicked out.