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| Savage, tacky, or dangerous? Congresswoman’s GUN SHELF causes stir during virtual hearing | Savage, tacky, or dangerous? Congresswoman’s GUN SHELF causes stir during virtual hearing |
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| Colorado Republican Lauren Boebert’s fondness for firearms is once again making headlines, after she appeared at a virtual hearing in front of a bookshelf with two rifles and a shotgun, to cheers from the GOP and Democrats’ alarm. | Colorado Republican Lauren Boebert’s fondness for firearms is once again making headlines, after she appeared at a virtual hearing in front of a bookshelf with two rifles and a shotgun, to cheers from the GOP and Democrats’ alarm. |
| It was Rep. Katie Porter (D-California) who kicked off the whole thing on Thursday, reporting Boebert to the 'Room Rater' account on Twitter for having a “dangerous” background during the House Natural Resources Committee hearing via Zoom. | It was Rep. Katie Porter (D-California) who kicked off the whole thing on Thursday, reporting Boebert to the 'Room Rater' account on Twitter for having a “dangerous” background during the House Natural Resources Committee hearing via Zoom. |
| “Unsafe gun storage is no laughing matter,” the account replied, calling Boebert a “fascist fraulein,” a German word for unmarried woman. | “Unsafe gun storage is no laughing matter,” the account replied, calling Boebert a “fascist fraulein,” a German word for unmarried woman. |
| Boebert, the married mother-of-four, glossed over the insult but shot back: “Who says this is storage? These are ready for use.” | Boebert, the married mother-of-four, glossed over the insult but shot back: “Who says this is storage? These are ready for use.” |
| When someone else claimed the rifles weren’t even loaded, Boebert posted a photo that proved them wrong. | When someone else claimed the rifles weren’t even loaded, Boebert posted a photo that proved them wrong. |
| Democrats online were mostly horrified by the display of weapons, but some chose to counter it with their own shelf displays, using feminine hygiene products. | Democrats online were mostly horrified by the display of weapons, but some chose to counter it with their own shelf displays, using feminine hygiene products. |
| Meanwhile, Boebert was hailed as a hero by some conservatives. Turning Point USA’s Benny Johnson called her “savage backdrop” an “epic defense of the Second Amendment,” the provision of the US Constitution that guarantees firearm ownership. | Meanwhile, Boebert was hailed as a hero by some conservatives. Turning Point USA’s Benny Johnson called her “savage backdrop” an “epic defense of the Second Amendment,” the provision of the US Constitution that guarantees firearm ownership. |
| Former Marine bomb technician turned Fox News pundit Johnny Joey Jones, however, criticized Boebert’s shelf display as “tacky/insincere” and “lazy,” saying she should do her calls in front of a room of properly stowed guns – like his own. | Former Marine bomb technician turned Fox News pundit Johnny Joey Jones, however, criticized Boebert’s shelf display as “tacky/insincere” and “lazy,” saying she should do her calls in front of a room of properly stowed guns – like his own. |
| As much of the nation’s business moved to virtual platforms such as Zoom during the almost year-long Covid-19 lockdowns, setting up bookshelves and other backgrounds for the calls has become somewhat of an art form. | As much of the nation’s business moved to virtual platforms such as Zoom during the almost year-long Covid-19 lockdowns, setting up bookshelves and other backgrounds for the calls has become somewhat of an art form. |
| There are even shower curtains printed to look like bookshelves, that some public figures have allegedly used instead of the real thing. | There are even shower curtains printed to look like bookshelves, that some public figures have allegedly used instead of the real thing. |
| Boebert was elected to Congress last November and is a proud Second Amendment advocate. She owns a restaurant called Shooters Grill in the Colorado town named Rifle, and has insisted on carrying a pistol in the Capitol, to the fury of Democrats who accused her of making them feel “unsafe.” | Boebert was elected to Congress last November and is a proud Second Amendment advocate. She owns a restaurant called Shooters Grill in the Colorado town named Rifle, and has insisted on carrying a pistol in the Capitol, to the fury of Democrats who accused her of making them feel “unsafe.” |
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