My AR-15 is 'ready for you', Texas lawmaker tells Beto O'Rourke
Last edited Fri Sep 13, 2019, 04:45 AM - Edit history (1)
Source: Guardian
Twitter takes down Republican Briscoe Cains tweet within hours because it violates rules on threats of violence
Lois Beckett
@loisbeckett
Fri 13 Sep 2019 02.06 EDTLast modified on Fri 13 Sep 2019 02.37 EDT
A Republican state lawmaker from Texas has caused outcry for tweeting My AR is ready for you Robert Francis after Democratic presidential candidate Robert Francis Beto ORourke pledged to ban and confiscate AR-15 military-style rifles.
Within hours, Twitter took down Briscoe Cains post, which ORourkes campaign labeled a death threat. It violates our rules for threats of violence, a company spokesperson said late Thursday night.
Link to tweet
Earlier, Cain, a 34-year-old conservative Republican lawyer who represents a district outside of Houston, Texas, had mocked Twitter users who called his comment a threat of violence. Youre an idiot, he told one commenter. When ORourke called the tweet a death threat, and said it proved that neither Cain nor anyone else should own an AR-15, Cain responded, Youre a child, Robert Francis.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/sep/13/my-ar-15-is-ready-for-you-texas-lawmaker-tells-beto-orourke
On edit, adding photos of Texas gunslinger Congressman, Briscoe Cain:
KG
(28,751 posts)DownriverDem
(6,228 posts)the Secret Service pays him a visit. Threatening a presidential candidate is serious.
Grokenstein
(5,722 posts)Be real funny if someone popped Mr. Cain while he was striking poses with his bang-bang.
And if his post isn't a threat, this wasn't either.
keithbvadu2
(36,788 posts)His cousin? - I just f_________ shot myself
iscooterliberally
(2,860 posts)KelleyKramer
(8,958 posts)They just had two mass murder sshootings in Texas
He should be charged with making a death threat against a US presidential candidate
KPN
(15,643 posts)implicitly condones by example and incites the same potentially violent behavior among other AR-15/gun owners.
Maxheader
(4,373 posts)Indications, characteristics of a shooter...If ever there was such behavior..
they should lock him up..
Response to KelleyKramer (Reply #3)
Chin music This message was self-deleted by its author.
RicROC
(1,204 posts)This is a perfect of where there should be no tolerance. A death threat means immediate confiscation of all his weapons.
Talk about shootings being a result of mental illness? Threatening to kill a public person is a form of mental illness.
Come on people....show some resistance to these crazies!
Canoe52
(2,948 posts)Little twerp
Magoo48
(4,708 posts)maddiemom
(5,106 posts)MrScorpio
(73,631 posts)So says the guy named like failed 90's sit-com character.
Itchinjim
(3,085 posts)Just the type who needs to compensate with a gun.
RT Atlanta
(2,517 posts)Wonder if his law firm stands behind the ole gunslinger? Would be fun to call them up and ask the managing partner for her/his opinion?
https://www.linkedin.com/in/briscoecain/
truthisfreedom
(23,146 posts)of a federal prison.
bearssoapbox
(1,408 posts)While hiding behind a child.
Funtatlaguy
(10,870 posts)captain queeg
(10,187 posts)sanatanadharma
(3,702 posts)Perhaps we misunderstand him...
and he is actually saying that he will have his AR-15 cleaned, emptied, broken down and ready for turning over to the government.
After all, the GOP claims to be law-abiding.
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,490 posts)Beto should have wrote him back and said "make sure all the ammo is out before handing it over"........
enough
(13,259 posts)beloved in many circles. Learning from Trump.
RKP5637
(67,107 posts)ownership. Serious events often stem from threats.
paleotn
(17,912 posts)Why is it always the doughy white guys? Doughy white guys with masculinity issues seem to be a national problem. Successfully treat that and the Rethuglican party evaporates.
Aristus
(66,328 posts)It's like: "Dudes, spend some time in the gym so you can at least look threatening..."
vercetti2021
(10,156 posts)I don't know how he's able to hold that gun with his little T-Rex arms
turbinetree
(24,695 posts)this is not frivolous...............................maybe it's time for him to grow-up.............................he has more than likely been getting away with this act stupid for a long long time...................plus his has hat, must be pretty tight around that head.............................
raccoon
(31,110 posts)But I would be surprised if that happens.
Stuart G
(38,421 posts)If this idiot is a "lawyer," then he needs to lose his law license. And he will.
riversedge
(70,204 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,146 posts)Successive comments become sicker and more creepy. Referring to a "child" needs psychiatric evaluation to explore the intent behind those words. Sicko.
onetexan
(13,040 posts)The TX government should call for his resignation. Of course they won't do that with GOP in control in TX but in the least some disciplinary action needs to be applied. This guy is a nut job and why we have the likes of the NRA.
liskddksil
(2,753 posts)"An official with ORourkes campaign told CNN that the message was reported to the FBI."
https://www.yahoo.com/news/beto-o-rourke-ar-robert-francis-tweet-death-threat-fbi-140045177.html
onetexan
(13,040 posts)pangaia
(24,324 posts)George II
(67,782 posts)Punk ass boy isn't half the man of EITHER Robert Francis:
bucolic_frolic
(43,146 posts)on the threat.
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,001 posts)Ilsa
(61,695 posts)since he can't grow his arms any longer.
He's wearing most of the texas conservative uniform: starched dress shirt, unfaded jeans. He's missing the big belt buckle.
He's also missing a brain.
Harker
(14,015 posts)just for the photo shoot.
Srkdqltr
(6,276 posts)dalton99a
(81,475 posts)Harker
(14,015 posts)EarnestPutz
(2,120 posts)...costume. Man has no fashion sense.
dweller
(23,629 posts)he needs a visit by FBI, fed marshalls and confiscation of his killing machine,
and Twitter wtf?
shut down his account now!
✌🏼
Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)Harker
(14,015 posts)unhinged, irresponsible republican lawmakers do.
Stuart G
(38,421 posts)Gothmog
(145,176 posts)Skittles
(153,160 posts)yup
SCantiGOP
(13,869 posts)He calls him Robert Francis.
That was Bobbys name - Robert Francis Kennedy.
Pepsidog
(6,254 posts)Bar Association. I am an attorney in NJ and if I said that I would probably be suspended from practice at the very least.
EarnestPutz
(2,120 posts)....sung to the tune of "The Streets of Laredo".
"I see by your outfit that you are a cowboy"
"I see by your outfit that you are a cowboy too"
"We see by our outfits that we are both cowboys"
"If you get an outfit, you can be a cowboy too"
Initech
(100,068 posts)But I'll kill you with my AR-15 if you disagree with me!!!
magicarpet
(14,145 posts)Faith,...
Family,...
Freedom,...
One more "F" he neglected to mention,...
Fucked,....
By the NRA on a daily basis,... because it feels just awesome.
This Fascist should be disbarred.
SunSeeker
(51,550 posts)LeftTurn3623
(628 posts)give me a break
Codeine
(25,586 posts)most thoroughly dorky guy youll ever meet and Im still more of a stud than that doughy little pudgemonkey. Jeezus.
NBachers
(17,108 posts)B Stieg
(2,410 posts)Just askin'
he has a wife named.....Bergundi (I kid you not)
FiveGoodMen
(20,018 posts)rockfordfile
(8,702 posts)Blue Owl
(50,356 posts)Struggling to do a chin-up under a bare bulb, with a picture of Beto in front of him...
jpak
(41,757 posts)What a douchebag - lol
dchill
(38,484 posts)Doesn't look like Ty Hardin, though.
Bundhk); !