And Paul Nehlen wants to be in Congress.
K.
It all started with Nehlen posting a video where he attacked Paul Ryan over a piece of gun legislation:
5-Alarm!! #HR4477 Gun Grab Legislation By @SpeakerRyan Will Negatively Impact All 50 States https://t.co/9LIyXo363u
— Paul Nehlen (@pnehlen) December 5, 2017
There’s only one thing wrong with his 5-Alarm video …
Somebody just sent this to me and I can tell you it's completely wrong. The bill does quite literally the exact opposite of what Nehlen claims. I'll explain further with quotes from the relevant text in this thread… https://t.co/FIkGxxAa64
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) December 7, 2017
Oops.
Let the schooling begin:
Under current law, if someone is wrongly included in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) as a prohibited person they can request the Attorney General corrects the records and removes their name but there's no timetable for how long the AG has to do so. pic.twitter.com/C0rBxDEpmu
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) December 7, 2017
Under the bill that passed the house today, there would be a new 60-day limit imposed on the Attorney General to remove the erroneous records from NICS. pic.twitter.com/WwiBAvGoAD
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) December 7, 2017
If you listen to Nehlen's video you'll see he's completely reversed the facts. The facts are current law has no limit on how long the AG has to remove erroneous records from NICS and the bill the house passed today would add a 60-day limit for the AG.
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) December 7, 2017
Those are the facts and you can read the text of the current law (Section 103, subsection g of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act) and the bill passed today (Section 202 of the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017) to see for yourself. The screenshots are above.
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) December 7, 2017
Pretty cut and dry. Facts, actual language from the bill, all good. So surely Paul Nehlen took Stephen Gutowski’s information to heart and revised his comments around Ryan and this legislation, right?
Hey Gutowski when I get home I'll do another video and explain how you are a shill for the GOP and weave your way around the truth. #Fact
— Paul Nehlen (@pnehlen) December 7, 2017
Huh?
Oh boy.
Will you do one correcting your other completely false video first, Paul? https://t.co/TSMTDSpphm
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) December 7, 2017
That would seem the logical thing to do.
Stay tuned chub-a-dub. I'll talk slow so even you might be able to follow along.
— Paul Nehlen (@pnehlen) December 7, 2017
Dude.
I'm sorry that I hurt your feelings when I showed you were completely, demonstrably wrong about what's in the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017. Maybe next time don't mislead people? https://t.co/BV49xEii0M
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) December 7, 2017
Not too much to ask.
I don't have feelings. I have facts. You'll regret you weighed in on this.
— Paul Nehlen (@pnehlen) December 7, 2017
Oooh, tough guy. We get it, this seemed to work for Donald Trump but Paul, there is only one Donald Trump.
You should just retract your misleading statement instead of continuing with this yawn-inducing keyboard warrior stuff.
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) December 7, 2017
Keyboard warrior you betcha!
Gutowski is one of the few journos who reports responsibly & accurately on the 2A. He's also a firearm instructor.
Nehlen is an all-talk Internet tough who managed to lose an election by 68 points. He also makes videos about people in his spare time?
Who you going to believe? pic.twitter.com/keIOYKNVKU
— Ruthless T. Firefly (@BecketAdams) December 7, 2017
We’re shocked Nehlen didn’t call Gutowski a ‘cuck’ to be honest with you.
Never heard of you before, Paul. But I have to say you seem like a real piece of shit. https://t.co/uUgza8HjeU
— Ben (@BenHowe) December 7, 2017
*popcorn*
Thanks for weighing in, Ben. I apparently have the entire fatty caucus against me this evening. https://t.co/5GUbFZXgTn
— Paul Nehlen (@pnehlen) December 7, 2017
What is this, junior high?
Maybe you should eat something. Your brain needs nourishment. It's the size of a pea. https://t.co/q2S6uhr1rM
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) December 7, 2017
Not a bad suggestion …
Do us all a favor, Podhoretz.
Eat a bullet. https://t.co/8iDUJbfR8D
— Paul Nehlen (@pnehlen) December 7, 2017
WHOA. Ok, FULL STOP. Telling John Podhoretz to kill himself? TWEETS ARE FOREVER, Paul. We’re pretty sure he’s trying to run against Ryan again (and we’re pretty sure it will end in another embarrassing loss), so yeah, this tweet is incredibly stupid.
Like stupid people read this tweet and say, damn, that’s stupid.
He hasn’t taken it down. Yet.
This is totally a healthy and reasonable thing for an aspiring Congressman to say.
— War on Christmas Veteran (@bdragon74) December 7, 2017
Dude. You're exposing yourself even more than you think
— Fusilli Spock (@awstar11) December 7, 2017
.@pnehlen If I had made this heaping pile of crap ad, I'd be careful not to mock anyone else. https://t.co/nmzs61uBhs
— Carl Gustav (@CaptYonah) December 7, 2017
I can't imagine why you didn't get elected, sparkles.
— Slough Feg is afraid of mutant snowmen (@_SpacePirate__) December 7, 2017
Paul..you can’t tweet stuff like that if want to get elected and this is coming from someone who supports you.
— Tim (@tntDVM) December 7, 2017
You are an embarrassment to our district. You are a banning shill who plays footsie with the alt right. I’m also fairly certain you’re a racist toward some people. Go back to Ohio you hack.
— Sconnie (@Sjanderson86) December 7, 2017
Um, yea, this is not really going to help you win an election.
— Roadbeer Auditore (@themanfronUNCLE) December 7, 2017
This will be an expensive tweet.
— Liambert (@Liambert1) December 7, 2017
— Grateful Mom (@mom_grateful) December 7, 2017
— G (@stevensongs) December 7, 2017
Dude, stop talking.
