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[EarlG]

US Senate Candidate Proposes Arming Homeless People With Shotguns

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[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. What could possibly go wrong?

[Larrybanal]

25. for one

america could end up so stupid that people actually vote for idiots with a platform like this

[Cha]

33. lol

[ck4829]

2. Looks like someone saw "Hobo with a shotgun"

[PatentlyDemocratic]

3. Hobo with a Shotgun

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He must have watched the Rutger Hauer movie.

Edit: beaten! ^

[ck4829]

34. Great minds think alike

[sinkingfeeling]

4. Because to some, the answer to any problem is a gun.

[SergeStorms]

18. When you're a hammer.....

everything looks like a nail. In this guy's case, when you're a fucking gun-nut moron, everybody needs to be armed. What a fucking tool!

[Angry Dragon]

5. more guns will reduce crime

[Beartracks]

12. and more cars will reduce road rage

[Canoe52]

6. This is the Onion right? Someone tell me this is the Onion!

[Martin Eden]

23. Really. I mean, nobody can be THAT stupid!

Of course, I've had that thought far too many times -- and tRump is still POtuS.

[PatrickforO]

46. That's what I thought, too, but then I googled the name, and

Newsweek and Vice are both reporting this.

[IronLionZion]

7. Especially the ones who need mental health treatment

and substance abuse treatment. When they get hungry enough or need some drugs, they can eat the shotguns or climb inside the barrel for shelter from the Michigan cold.

At some point, one of these assholes will suggest arming criminals to defend themselves from other criminals.

[Initech]

8. Yay! Moar guns!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111!!!1!

[Cairycat]

9. Libertarians,

the only people stupider than Republicans.

[malthaussen]

10. What could go wrong?

You know, what I believe to be the real desire of people like Mr Ellison is that the lower orders would kill each other off; what he seems not to grasp is that if the lower orders kill each other off, who is going to mow his lawn?

-- Mal

[jmbar2]

14. Who would be his president?

[Snarkoleptic]

11. WTF is wrong with that guy?

[niyad]

13. THAT man is an IDIOT

[RoBear]

15. Putting this into my OMFG folder.

From an early PEANUTS strip:

Comment: "Your stupidity is appalling."
Response: "Most stupidity is."

[Gothmog]

16. K&R

[SergeStorms]

17. Is this asshole for real?

What a stupid, STUPID idea. I'm going to have to get away from the computer for awhile. This is probably one of the most ignorant, myopic 'opinions' I've ever heard.

What a fucking idiot.

[Plucketeer]

19. Well, having spent my formative years in Michigan

I'm officially renouncing my "Michigander" creds.

"Ellison said, he did not think the plan was dangerous." ! !

One thing for certain, "the plan" probably IS less dangerous by order of magnitude than THIS IDIOT!!!

[Rainbow Droid]

20. There's real competition in the field of Crazy lately, what with Trump taking all the spotlight.

Gotta aim big or go home... apparently.

But seriously, what the actual fuck is this ridiculous insanity that stands before me?

[ejbr]

21. Bravo!

Now, instead of having to hold a sign asking for money, a homeless person can just introduce passers by to their weapon.

[FailureToCommunicate]

22. Homeless panhandler: Say hello to...

my little friend.

[flotsam]

24. If you thought the assholes with squeegees are bad....N/T

[yuiyoshida]

26. what the flying fuck?

this guy is FUCKING NUTS.

[MrScorpio]

27. He's insane, right?

[matt819]

28. Spend a night in a shelter with actual homeless people, and then come back with that suggestion

Did I miss the news reports of the moron sweepstakes? This guy must have won the grand prize.

We all know he'll come back in a day or two and tell us that he was just joking.

The stupidity of this is such that I can't even stomach the idea of commenting on it.

[underpants]

29. Um I posted THIS on February 22nd

*solution!* Why don't we give guns to homeless Vets and let THEM patrol the schools?
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210272028

[Bucky]

36. Congratulations. It's tough for satire to stay even a couple of weeks ahead of reality

But enough celebrating. It's time to up your Ridiculousness game.

[underpants]

38. Thanks

Well firing someone the day before they retire is out now.
SPACE FORCE is taken
Believing facts has been out the window for a while now but it was spoken of just last week
Elevating an entire country of people to be oh I dunno “professional mountain climbers”.... yeah that’s gone

I’m not giving up. My homeless Vets idea will NOT be my crowning achievement!

[rocktivity]

30. So what's the plan -- put an end to homelessness

by having them all shoot each other?


rocktivity

[House of Roberts]

31. A well regulated 'homeless militia'?

I bet they overrun his house first.

[Skittles]

32. Pictured: A total dipshit

[Bucky]

35. This plan will actually get a lot more windshields washed at busy intersections

I'm not going to tell a dude "No thank you" if he's got to squeeze you in one hand and shotgun in the other

[Bucky]

37. Also, can we take a moment to appreciate the beautiful irony here?

A hardcore libertarian is asking this to distribute free guns to the homeless. That's like, nanny state with an attitude

[underpants]

39. Its about empowerment really

What’s the old saying?
Build a man a campfire and he stays warm for the night.
Set a man of fire and he stays warm the rest of his life.

[Bucky]

40. Give every marginalized person some Firepower,...

And we can all stay warm in this hot water together

[demigoddess]

45. you have nailed the republican motto!!!!!!

the stupid it just keeps getting bigger, doesn't it?

[Turbineguy]

41. A brilliant idea!

If your goal is to violently reduce the population.

Here's a better one, you'll save time. Re-target the US nuclear missiles to hit US cities and then get Kim Jung un to comment on trump's private parts.

[Initech]

42. This would make a great reality TV show!

Think of it as a combination of Mad Max meets The Amazing Race meets Survivor. I smell an Emmy!!!!

[uppityperson]

43. I think it's sweet that they'll give them more shells if they use the 5-6 defending themselves. &...

they won't force anyone to carry a shotgun.

This is insane on so many levels.

[BootinUp]

44. Recced for the amazing stupidity. Nt

[apkhgp]

47. I propose...

That we write him up for a padded room, strait jacket, and daily sedatives. Please everybody help to get my proposition enacted.

[TexasBushwhacker]

48. I can't take it anymore

I'm getting a flip phone today. Reading this shit is making me CRAZY!!!

[GarColga]

49. First question that popped into my mind -

How are these homeless people going to be able to secure their weapons and ammunition?

[mr_lebowski]

51. MINE TOO! Homeless people get ROBBED ALL THE TIME ...

Seeing as they, by definition, have no 'home' and hence no 'safe place to leave ANYTHING' ... they not only would have to sleep with their gun coddled to their breast, they'd also have carry their gun everywhere they go AT ALL TIMES.

Which means, homeless people walking into the liquor store with shotguns slung over their shoulders.

Yeah, that is going to go over REALLY FUCKING SWELL with shop owners, Congressman Dipshit!

Also, cops are going to LOVE IT too when they go to clear the streets and find the homeless there are all armed.

"Pictured: A Total Dipshit" indeed.

[Nitram]

50. When did conservatives decide that guns are the answer to EVERYTHING!?

Got a cold? Buy a gun. Got a flat tire? Shoot it! Erectile disfunction? Get a gun!

[radius777]

52. There be no shelter here, the frontline is everywhere.

I believe Tom Morello means it metaphorically, however...

[GeorgeGist]

53. I remember the days when clowns like Ellison ...

were widely ignored.