Democratic Virginia lawmaker brandishes assault rifle at state capitol

[sasha031]

Virginia state house delegate Joe Morrissey (D) raised eyebrows on Thursday when he brought an assault rifle and other weapons to an afternoon press conference at the state capitol. According to Richmond, VA’s CBS Channel 6, Morrissey was displaying an AK-47 rifle and a brace of other weapons he would like to see banned in the state.

“Nowhere in the U.S. Constitution did it say that someone can carry an AK-47 and walk down the middle of the street with it,” he said.

Morrissey was using the weapons to make a point as he introduced new legislation that would ban the sale, transfer, barter or import of assault rifles, as well as ammunition magazines that hold 20 or more rounds. He would also make it illegal to buy and sell guns at gun shows in Virginia, where background checks on gun buyers are rarely, if ever, performed.


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[FSogol]

1. You are missing something. He was trying to make a point about banning weapons. n/t

[sasha031]

4. Tired eyes see your point, one of the good guys

[FSogol]

6. No worries, I do the same thing all the time. n/t

[11 Bravo]

2. I'm not sure DU possesses the bandwidth to point out all that you are missing vis-a-vis this event.

[rightsideout]

3. You're killing me with these headlines. LOL.

Sometimes you have to laugh at these headlines. I imagine it to try to grab people's attention.

I hate when I read a headline and I go "WTF?" raising my blood pressure, only to read the story for what's really going on.

[sasha031]

5. That exactly what I did, read the headline saw the pic, & react