https://www.businessinsider.com/video-greg-steube-florida-republican-guns-rant-hearing-gun-violence-2022-6In the midst of a Thursday hearing on new gun violence prevention legislation proposed by congressional Democrats, Republican Rep. Greg Steube of Florida tuned in remotely and ranted against proposed changes to gun laws while brandishing various guns that he owns.
The Florida Republican, apparently participating in the hearing from his home office via video, argued that each of his guns would be banned under proposed changes to gun laws.
At one point, he displayed a Sig Sauer P365XL Pistol, which he said he carries "every single day" in order to "protect myself, my family, my wife, my home."
"I hope that gun is not loaded," said Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas, cutting Steube off.
"I'm at my house, I can do whatever I want with my guns," he replied.
Steube then launched into a comparison of the gun restrictions and homicide rates in various American states and cities, including Maryland, Washington, DC, Cook County, Illinois, and his home state of Florida.
"Would the gentleman yield for questions?" asked committee chairman Rep. Jerry Nadler of New York, repeating himself five times.
"No, I'm trying to get my point across in the two minutes that I have left," Steube replied. "The murder rate was more — now let me start back over, and I hope you give me my 10 or 15 seconds back that you just took."
