"Are those Democrats or Republicans out there?"
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He was a Bernie Sanders campaign worker from what I read. They have pictures of him marching at rallies for Bernie, with signs and all. I'd say that's a far leftist.
It is my understanding that congressmen have to get permits to carry, but they can get them rather easily, whereas normal citizens in D.C. need God's permission to get a CCW.
That's not what multiple articles are saying today. We now have multiple congressmen making statements that all members of Congress need the right to carry a weapon not only in D.C. but in nearby cities located in Maryland and Virginia.
They may be referring to the right to carry in areas that are restricted by federal law to carry a firearm (Capitol building, for instance). But I assure you, a congressman can get a CCW quite easily in D.C., where citizens like you and I have a snowball's chance in hell. The same is true in Maryland and Virginia - both are difficult to obtain but can be done. Politicians have a fast track.
Then why all the demands from Congressmen in multiple articles demanding that they have the right to carry in D.C. and other local cities if they already can easily get a CCW. The Congressmen are not asking to carry on the Hill (where they are protected already), but elsewhere.
Maybe because, as usual, they don't fully understand the law before they get in front of a microphone.
DC is a "good reason" state when it comes to CCW. Which means people have to prove they have a good reason to get a license.
According to the press, not a single member of Congress carries a gun in D.C (not meaning the Hill). Can someone explain why this is if they can easily get a CCW as politicians?
Virginia is not difficult, at least imo.
Submit proof you took a 4 hr safety/law class, Fill out a form, they do a background check. Takes about 10 days. I've had one for past 7 years.
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/3...-start-carrying-a-gun-after-lawmaker-shooting
GOP rep says he'll start carrying a gun after lawmaker shooting
By Rebecca Savransky - 06/14/17 12:53 PM EDT
Rep. Chris Collins (R-N.Y.) on Wednesday said he will carry a gun with him from now on following the shooting earlier in the day at a congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Va.
“You look at the vulnerability. I can assure you, from this day forward, I have a carry permit, I will be carrying when I’m out and about,” Collins told local ABC affiliate WKBW in Buffalo, N.Y.
“On a rare occasion I’d have my gun in the glove box or something, but it’s going to be in my pocket from this day forward," he added.
Collins's comments come after a shooting early Wednesday morning at a baseball field in Alexandria, Va., that left House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) and four others injured.
GOP rep says he'll start carrying a gun after lawmaker shooting
By Rebecca Savransky - 06/14/17 12:53 PM EDT
Rep. Chris Collins (R-N.Y.) on Wednesday said he will carry a gun with him from now on following the shooting earlier in the day at a congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Va.
“You look at the vulnerability. I can assure you, from this day forward, I have a carry permit, I will be carrying when I’m out and about,” Collins told local ABC affiliate WKBW in Buffalo, N.Y.
“On a rare occasion I’d have my gun in the glove box or something, but it’s going to be in my pocket from this day forward," he added.
Collins's comments come after a shooting early Wednesday morning at a baseball field in Alexandria, Va., that left House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) and four others injured.
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