As Twitchy reported, the House Democrats’ gun control tantrum got real Wednesday afternoon when a representative showed up with her blanket to spread out on the House floor. Word is that Sen. Barbara Boxer brought granola bars, which is kind of lame, compared to Sen. Bob Menendez’ offering of M&Ms.
.@SenatorMenendez bringing M&Ms for House colleagues. https://t.co/vYZw06GMsU
— Kristina Wongsgiving ??? (@kristina_wong) June 22, 2016
On my way to @HouseFloor to show support for @HouseDemocrats w/ @mmschocolate. #SitIn #NoBillNoBreak #HoldtheFloor pic.twitter.com/9K7fd27Bl5
— Senator Bob Menendez (@SenatorMenendez) June 22, 2016
What good are blankets without pillows?
Dems bringing pillows with them in case they're on floor all night
— John Bresnahan (@BresPolitico) June 23, 2016
https://twitter.com/MuttBarkley/status/745778912483958784
https://twitter.com/DaleNetherway/status/745777917309902848
The sit-in, of course, was inspired by the failure of four proposed gun measures that failed in the Senate following a nearly 15-hour filibuster by Sen. Chris Murphy, who is trying to convince anyone who’ll listen that the GOP and NRA have teamed up to sell assault rifles to ISIS. That filibuster, in turn, was inspired by a terrorist attack on a gay nightclub by a man who called 911 and pledged his allegiance to ISIS but whose motives remain unclear.
While legislators have made it their mission to keep “potential” terrorists from buying guns, the LGBT community has contributed to a spike in gun sales, and a Houston TV station is reporting that literally hundreds are turning out for free classes to earn their license to carry and learn true gun control.
LGBT turnout for free course surprises local shooting range https://t.co/vTsdQvvEhc #kprc2 pic.twitter.com/90BiVcthWr
— KPRC 2 Houston (@KPRC2) June 23, 2016
KPRC reports that more than 300 people have signed up for the classes at Shiloh Shooting, which just launched its Twitter account last week.
The outpouring from the community is amazing! We are up to 9 classes! 250+ people!#LGBT @Cameron_Gray @KatiePavlich @nranews
— Shiloh Shooting (@shiloh_shooting) June 16, 2016
Another big class for the #LGBT community today! 372 students signed up so far! @Cameron_Gray @PnkPistol @Nero @nranews @BreitbartNews
— Shiloh Shooting (@shiloh_shooting) June 22, 2016
So, what does Shiloh Shooting think of the sleep-over on the House floor? It’s nonsense.
They keep forgetting criminals don't follow laws #NoBillNoBreak is nonsense @Cameron_Gray @nranews @BreitbartNews @C4Liberty @NatlGunRights
— Shiloh Shooting (@shiloh_shooting) June 22, 2016
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