Posted on 09/23/2019 8:53:29 AM PDT by MarvinStinson
Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) demonstrated a shocking level of ignorance when she recently described having held an AR-15 (video below).
"I don't know what else it takes but I don't believe we can stop at the door of the United States House,” Jackson Lee told reporters in the Capitol building.
“I believe there will have to be an emergence of members of the House flooding the United States Senate for Senator McConnell to understand that these initiatives today, my gun storage bill, my bill that I've introduced dealing with the caliber weapon, I've held an AR-15 in my hand, I wish I had it,” she continued, holding her hands out as if she had the gun right there.
“It is as heavy as 10 boxes that you might be moving and the bullet that is utilized, a .50-caliber, these kinds of bullets need to be licensed and do not need to be on the street,” Jackson Lee claimed.
AR-15 rifles use much smaller ammunition that .50 caliber rounds, and most rifles weigh about 6.5 pounds, or 7.5 pounds when loaded with a 30-round magazine.
Weights may vary based on additions and upgrades that have been made to an individual weapon, such as scopes and tactical lights.
While the actual total weight of 10 moving boxes is arbitrary based on their contents, one can safely assume they weigh more than 10 pounds.
Jackson Lee’s assertion that AR-15s shoot a .50 caliber round was also grossly inaccurate.
Hailey’s Hut @hailey_hut 50 Cal ? This is the famous Sheila Jackson Lee. She thought our Constitution was 400 years old, referred to herself on the House floor as a freed slave and asked NASA if the Hubbel telescope could get a pic of where Neil Armstrong walked on MARS. She is ridiculous https://twitter.com/breacheralec1/status/1175504399269015552 …
A . Breacher @BreacherAlec1 A 50 caliber AR? Lol
Embedded video 7 8:28 PM - Sep 21, 2019 Twitter Ads info and privacy See Hailey’s Hut's other Tweets The ill-informed congresswoman was stumping for three bills she co-sponsored “designed to stem the tide of gun violence” when she made her outrageous claims.
The proposed measures create gun storage laws, a new background-check process, and limits as to where ammunition can be bought and sold, according to Jackson Lee’s website.
Gun enthusiasts have called all three measures violations of their Second Amendment rights and far too overreaching to even be considered.
The legislation, passed by the House, has hit a standstill in the U.S. Senate, where Republican Majority Leader U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) has showed no interest to taking the measures further.
Democratic lawmakers behind the so-called gun control legislation have repeatedly demonstrated their ignorance on the subject while calling for sweeping reforms that only affect people who actually own and use firearms.
David F. @1HoustonAtheist https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2246966562096641&id=100003499581545&sfnsn=mo&d=n&vh=i …@JacksonLeeTX18 jackson lee
You need to learn what you are talking about before you open your mouth.
On the left is a .223 or NATO 5.56 round for an AR-15 and on the right is a .50 cal.
View image on Twitter 4 6:47 AM - Sep 22, 2019 Twitter Ads info and privacy See David F.'s other Tweets U.S. Representative Carolyn McCarthy recently had to admit to Tucker Carlson on FOX News that she had no idea what the “barrel shroud” featured in her “assault weapons” bill was, according to AmmoLand.
New York Democrat Assemblywoman Patricia Eddington’s ignorance about .50-caliber rounds was also astounding.
“But some of these bullets as you saw have an incendiary device on the tip of it, which is a heat-seeking device, so you don’t shoot deer with a bullet that size. If you do, you could cook it at the same time,” Eddington said.
Watch Jackson Lee talk about her experience with an AR-15 below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CKOFGYkO0g
She thought our Constitution was 400 years old,
referred to herself on the House floor as a freed slave
and asked NASA if the Hubbel telescope could get a pic of where Neil Armstrong walked on MARS.
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Is she OK? No sudden urge to go postal?
Well after all it is an Atomic Raygun 15. Those heat seeker rounds are perfect for it.
This is a person that “writes” and votes on laws that restrict our lives, in some instances exempting members of Congress from those very same laws, who can vote themselves a raise, just because. Only person dumber than she is, is the person that voted for her.
This imbecile couldn’t hold a butter knife!
But —— but -—— it must be true. She is a Yale graduate.
I love my 12 gauge fully-automatic pump-action 50-caliber Glock AR-15 assault rifle and its heat-seeking bullets that barbecue an entire flock of deer as it takes them all down in one shot.
> Rep. Jackson Lee Describes Her Terrifying Experience Holding An AR-15 <
And when among friends, her husband describes his terrifying experience holding Rep. Jackson Lee.
She gets the Joe Biden Truth in Advertising Award.
Sheila Jackson Lee is a bald faced LIAR.
This POS is intentionally gun ignorant, gun stupid, has no intention of educating herself, or of telling the truth, and is damn proud of it.
She is a very intentional LIAR.
The AR shoots a .223 diameter bullet, the 50 cal is a half inch, .50 diameter bullet.
If she had actually held an AR in her hands she would know that they weight well under 10 pounds. So it appears she has never held one and a a Bald Faced LIAR but that should surprise no one.
Holding it would have felt a lot better an attacker were coming toward her.
Conversely, not holding it if an attacker were coming her way would have felt much worse.
And she is a very good reason to promote ownership of an AR15 or similar weapon. A person like that in a position of authority is a good reason for the Second Amendment.
it will take a much tougher person than this to disarm my buddies and me.
CAN an AR-15 fire a .50 caliber bullet? Yes.
Beowulf uppers are available for the AR platform. However, that is what kills the LIE that one cannot hunt with the AR-15. Using the Beowulf upper, a hunter can take on Elk, Moose and even Bison. It has a ballistics performance similar to the .45-70 government round.
She asked if the Mars Rover could be driven to where the astronauts landed on the Moon.
Imagine what the government could do if none of the people had guns.
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