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Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) on Thursday invoked the 2011 shooting of former Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-Ariz.) at a constituent event as a reason not to hold a public town hall.
"At this time there are groups from the more violent strains of the leftist ideology, some even being paid, who are preying on public town halls to wreak havoc and threaten public safety," Gohmert said in a statement.
"Threats are nothing new to me and I have gotten my share as a felony judge. However, the House Sergeant at Arms advised us after former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords was shot at a public appearance, that civilian attendees at Congressional public events stand the most chance of being harmed or killedjust as happened there."
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/320778-gop-rep-invokes-giffords-shooting-as-reason-not-to-hold-town-hall
http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/2/23/1636854/-Louie-Gohmert-invokes-Giffords-shooting-as-reason-not-to-hold-town-hall
Turbineguy
(37,319 posts)a Soldier in your place. Why risk your own life? Send somebody else's kid to die at a town hall!
Who needs to meet with those ignorant peasants anyway. I'll just use an event that happened 6 years ago, in a different state, as an excuse.
I'm Lou fucking Gohmert and I'm royalty damn it!
....now I am having this $10,000 a plate fund raiser the common people may attend....
MineralMan
(146,286 posts)superpatriotman
(6,247 posts)Yellow, commie, ratfink, whiny little bitch!
GeorgeGist
(25,319 posts)lunasun
(21,646 posts)if everyone is armed
BumRushDaShow
(128,844 posts)So then ban guns!!!!
BeckyDem
(8,361 posts)but the fact these people are not buying their bullshit any longer. As Hillary sad recently, cant stand the heat, get out.