Guest Post by Joe Newby
Democrats don’t want you to own guns, and for that matter, don’t think the constitutional right of due process applies to you, which is why they violated House rules to engage in an hours-long sit-in in the House of Representatives.
But, Heat Street reported Thursday, at least 26 Democrats who participated in the sit-in are gun owners.
Can you say, “hypocrisy?”
Jillian Kay Melchoir wrote:
Congressional Democrats ended their 25-hour sit-in on the House floor this afternoon, failing to force a vote on two pieces of gun legislation. The controversial sit-in included 26 Democratic lawmakers who themselves own guns, Heat Street learned after examining 2013 USA Today data on congressional firearms ownership. The participants also included 12 more Democrats in Congress who either didn’t respond to USA Today’s gun survey or declined to say whether or not they possessed a firearm.
The sit-in, launched by civil-rights leader Rep. John Lewis, centered on two pieces of proposed gun legislation. One would expand background checks to cover all commercial gun sales; the other seeks tougher prohibitions against gun purchases for terror suspects.
So, who are these hypocritical Democrats?
Here’s the list of Democrat gun owners who participated in the sit-in, as posted by Melchoir:
- Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick
- Rep. Bennie Thompson
- Rep. Dina Titus
- Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger
- Rep. Jared Huffman
- Rep. Jim Cooper
- Rep. Jim Costa
- Rep. John Carney
- Rep. John Garamendi
- Rep. Keith Ellison
- Rep. Mike Thompson
- Rep. Peter DeFazio
- Rep. Peter Welch
- Rep. Rick Nolan
- Rep. Ron Kind
- Rep. Steve Cohen
- Rep. Tim Ryan
- Sen. Gary Peters
- Sen. Harry Reid
- Sen. Mark Warner
- Sen. Martin Heinrich
- Sen. Patrick Leahy
- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
- Sen. Tammy Baldwin
- Sen. Tim Kaine
- Sen. Tom Carper
Cross Posted from Conservative Firing Line
Thought it might be fun to look at some of the anti-Gun tweets from gun-owning Democrats. Each one of the below believes that guns are okay for themselves but not for you. Enjoy the face of arrogance and mendacity.
Rep. Bennie Thompson joins Democratic sit-in over gun violence | The Clarion-Ledger | https://t.co/8qDqmQtTDa
— MSU News Digest (@MSUNewsDigest) June 23, 2016
Saw #MakingaKilling, how greedy gun makers & NRA make $$ dealing death, then legally bribe fake pols for protection pic.twitter.com/X4K9pKY8SL
— Rep. Keith Ellison (@keithellison) March 16, 2016
Proud to #holdthefloor and make #goodtrouble w/ @repjohnlewis. pic.twitter.com/M8g6i3j6kz
— Dina Titus (@repdinatitus) June 23, 2016
Joining @HouseDemocrats colleagues calling for common sense reforms to address gun violence #NoBillNoBreak #sitin pic.twitter.com/dqDwfSeV9W
— Dutch Ruppersberger (@Call_Me_Dutch) June 22, 2016
“Were almost 9 hrs in and goin strong on the floor. Tell R ldrshp to #dosomething now on gun violence #holdthefloor pic.twitter.com/RSYpOrXP17
— Rep. John Carney (@JohnCarneyDE) June 23, 2016
Sitting in on the House Floor until the Speaker allows a vote on gun safety #holdthefloor #NoFlyNoBuy #NoBillNoBreak pic.twitter.com/m6iV3xaV6L
— John Garamendi (@RepGaramendi) June 22, 2016
Proud to join my colleagues as we #holdthefloor to keep people on the terrorist watchlist from legally buying guns pic.twitter.com/8FZtyfJHgH
— Rep Peter DeFazio (@RepPeterDeFazio) June 22, 2016
Up to some #goodtrouble, as my friend @RepJohnLewis would say. #Holdthefloor pic.twitter.com/znF33If91Z
— Rep. Peter Welch (@PeterWelch) June 22, 2016
Proud to join my colleagues for sit-in on house floor. Time to demand action on #gunviolence. #WHERESTHEBILL pic.twitter.com/DTPYLnNyix
— Steve Cohen (@RepCohen) June 22, 2016