It appears, the one factor that makes Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) madder than gun keep watch over is when the GOP’s inactivity after college shootings is named out at the Space ground.
The Texas congressman took nice umbrage at feedback made by means of Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) all over a Space Judiciary Committee listening to Thursday relating to regulation that might lift the age prohibit for buying semi-automatic rifles from 18 to 21.
Swalwell went scorched earth and bluntly requested his Republican colleagues, “Are you right here for our youngsters, or are you right here for the killers?”
“As a result of when you had been right here for the youngsters, you possibly can do all it’s good to to give protection to the following college taking pictures that’s about to occur, and we are aware of it’s gonna occur in The us,” he mentioned.
“You possibly can vote to boost the age on buying an attack rifle, you possibly can vote to prohibit high-capacity magazines, you possibly can vote to require protected garage and you possibly can vote to handle ghost weapons, that are ravaging communities throughout The us,” the lawmaker persevered. “However when you’re right here for the killers, you possibly can do the whole lot to make it more straightforward for the following college taking pictures to occur.”
After Swalwell spoke, Gohmert ― who seemed on the listening to remotely ― spoke up and, spoiler alert, he gave the impression a tad miffed.
“How dare you? You suppose we don’t have hearts,” Gohmert mentioned. “We care about other folks. We care about their lives and lives which have been so trivialized. We care deeply. How dare you? How dare you? You boastful other folks attributing homicide to these folks who wish to do one thing to forestall it.”
You’ll be able to see Swalwell’s speech and Gohmert’s response beneath.
After Gohmert attempted to possess the libs by means of noting that the key towns with the absolute best homicide charges are run by means of Democrats, Rep. Mary Homosexual Scanlon (D-Pa.) than identified that one reason Philadelphia’s murder price is excessive is as a result of Republican legislators in her state have blocked town management from imposing gun keep watch over measures.
Many Twitter customers had a powerful response to Gohmert’s griping.