Republican Congresswoman Who Promised To Carry A Gun “In The Halls Of The Capitol” Gets In In Heated Stand-Off With Capitol Police
A pro-gun Republican Congresswoman from Colorado who previously said on Twitter that she would “be carrying in the halls of the Capitol” had a contentious dispute with Capitol Police Tuesday evening over her handbag.
Rep. Lauren Boebert, a newly elected Congresswoman, “is currently in a standoff with Capitol Police at the newly installed Metal Detectors outside the chamber doors,” CNN reported around 7:40 p.m. EST, though the dispute was quickly solved.
RIGHT NOW-> Congresswoman Lauren Boebert, who has bragged about her desire to carry a weapon on Capital Hill is currently in a standoff with Capitol Police at the newly installed Metal Detectors outside the chamber doors.
— Ryan Nobles (@ryanobles) January 13, 2021
According to a tweet from CNN reporter Ryan Nobles, Boebert refused to let Capitol police search her bag after it set off the metal detector.
Boebert was “respectful but defiant,” according to Nobles.
Capitol Police won’t let her in until Boebert shows them what is in her bag, she won’t and is now standing by the entrance of the chamber. She is respectful but defiant.
— Ryan Nobles (@ryanobles) January 13, 2021
Nobles reported after about 10 minutes that the police had relented and let Ms. Boebert onto the House floor though “it was unclear from my vantage point if the Capitol Police searched her bag before she went in.”
Boebert has now been let into the chamber it was unclear from my vantage point if the Capitol Police searched her bag before she went in.
— Ryan Nobles (@ryanobles) January 13, 2021
Boebert previously posted a three-minute video showing herself on Twitter concealing a handgun and walking around DC.
Let me tell you why I WILL carry my Glock to Congress.
Government does NOT get to tell me or my constituents how we are allowed to keep our families safe.
I promise to always stand strong for our 2nd Amendment rights.https://t.co/E75tYpdN4B pic.twitter.com/qg7QGenrNo
— Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) January 4, 2021
The Republican lawmaker also had said she would never give up her Second Amendment rights.
Did you ever think carrying a gun could be so controversial in the country that prides itself on the Second Amendment?
— Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) January 5, 2021
On November 28, 2020, Boebert tweeted, “The question is not whether or not I’ll be carrying in the halls of the Capitol. We all know I will. The real question is to conceal the Glock or open carry.”
The question is not whether or not I’ll be carrying in the halls of the Capitol.
We all know I will.
The real question is to conceal the Glock or open carry. pic.twitter.com/77IVDdpHRY
— Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) November 29, 2020
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