In light of this Webb fiasco, maybe the NRA has a point on DC's unconstitutional gun law

[WorldResident]

I hope Webb and his aide challenge the constitutionality of this arrest.

[merh]

1. Webb fiasco???

What, you mean a member of the democratic party actually carries a gun?

Do you think the aide making the mistake and not knowing the law means that Webb was complicent?

Webb fiasco - where do you get your talking points?

[WorldResident]

4. Webb gave him the gun

What's a subordinate to do, refuse?

[merh]

5. I ask again

where do you get your talking points?

[WorldResident]

9. From my head through critical thinking

:eyes:

[merh]

14. No, this is not critical thinking

this is just posting the language of the anti-dem crowd - the Webb fiasco - that is judging it as bad and not posting any of the facts.

Not a good way for a newbie to make an impression.

[shadowknows69]

28. I've been here a while

It could be a fiasco. It's at least a crime.

[merh]

31. it's allegedly a crime

innocent until proven guilty and all that jazz

Whether or not it could be a fiasco is quite different than it being right now a FIASCO.

:hi:

[WorldResident]

34. And logical fallacies are not a good way for you to make an impression

n/t

[merh]

35. LOL, I could care less about making an impression

good or bad.

The impression your OP makes is what should concern you - using the talking points of the anti-dem crowd is something you should try to avoid.

[WorldResident]

37. Dude ... the news story was 30 minutes old

There were no RW talking points to copy, and if there were it would range on the level of saying Sen. Webb committed an illegal act, which I don't believe is true.

The truth, on the other hand, are not RW talking points and to claim such only hurts our cause.

[merh]

38. to claim any action involving an aid of a dem that does not include

a death or the abuse or violation of a child as a fiasco is using a right wing talking point. If you care about "our cause" you won't overact to every occurence that involves a dem.

[Hav]

6. .

The last articles I read on DU concerning this story, they didn't mention that it was Webb's gun. Was it really Webb's gun that he gave to an aide?
Anyway, I don't think that this story will hurt him and I think the officials will realize pretty fast that the aide was no danger.

[WorldResident]

12. What about the aide?

How does he fare in your opinion?

[Hav]

18. .

What do you mean? I don't know what the aide was thinking, maybe he just forgot that he carried a gun.
I'm not an American so I don't know about the laws in Washington or about the consequences for the aide. Still, I understand that bringing a gun into the Senate is not allowed.

[slackmaster]

8. Yes, he should have refused

If my employer asked me to do something illegal, that's exactly what I'd do.

[sandnsea]

10. Oh hell yes

And if Webb told him to carry a gun in there, then Webb is insane.

[w4rma]

22. Webb gave his aide his gun at the airport before boarding a plane.

The aide forgot it was in the briefcase and took it to Capital Hill.

[sandnsea]

30. Thanks

Thats a little different than asking the aide to carry a gun into the building.

How do you forget you've got a gun??

:shrug:

[karlrschneider]

15. Complicit

...

[merh]

17. thank you

I had a brain fart. :hi:

[karlrschneider]

19. I have them often.

:D :hi:

[sandnsea]

2. Guns in the Senate building???

Is there a terrorist threat or not?

:shrug:

I knew someone would support that idiocy, just knew it. :crazy:

[Deep13]

3. Do you mean Sen. Webb? Why, what's going on with him?

The U.S. Court of Appeals certainly thought the NRA had a point at least on the DC firearm prohibition.

[sandnsea]

7. An aide was arrested

for trying to take a gun and 2 loaded clips into the Senate office building. As if DC law has spit to do with any person with a brain knowing that guns don't belong in the Senate office building. What with billions being spent on the supposed terrorist threat and all.

I don't blame Webb for this one bit, btw.

[cali]

16. Not that I particularly care but Webb asked the aide to

carry the gun. Only Senators and Reps are allowed to carry on the Hill. Rather strange.

[sandnsea]

29. Then I correct my statement

and go by what I said above. Webb's nuts if he asked his aide to do this.

[enfield collector]

36. some animals are more equal than others.

[Deep13]

24. Yeah, that was a dumb thing to do.

[MissMarple]

11. Two threads were posted on this....and disappeared.

Perhaps the info was inaccurate, but the mods were on them like a bear on honey. Dayum.

[sandnsea]

13. It was announced on MSNBC

If it's not true, they made the mistake. And we need to leave at least one thread up to post corrected info.

[spooky3]

23. Here is a link to a WaPo article:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/26/AR2007032601101.html

[MissMarple]

26. It's on CNN, as well. His aide, his gun. I'm guessing Webb has a permit.

It was amazing how fast those threads were disappeared, though. The first one was inaccurate in the title. The Mods did the correct thing.

[Vadem]

20. Legal in VA, folks! Remember, we can even conceal and carry...

in VA! Ain't that very special? Yeah, we all can carry and even conceal! I haven't gotten mine yet, but maybe it is time to do so!

[slackmaster]

25. You should get the license

Having the license expands your choices, which is inherently good. You don't have to carry a gun if you don't want to.

[WiseButAngrySara]

21. This all sounds so Rovian. His history of pulling pranks

to divert attention. Who is this aide? What is known about him? I smell a Rovian KKKRat.

[Kelly Rupert]

32. He's a close friend of Webb, who travels with him frequently.

I highly doubt he's a Rove plant.

[Forkboy]

27. Gee,didn't see this thread coming a million miles away.

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