Lauren Boebert attends virtual committee hearing with her gun shrine in the background

[NewYorkExpress]

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/539481-lawmakers-clash-over-gun-prohibition-in-natural-resources-committee

Lawmakers on the House Natural Resources Committee clashed Thursday over a panel rule ensuring that guns are prohibited in its hearing room.

An amendment aiming to strip the provision from the rules failed on a 19-25 vote, but not without sharp debate.

“This is an enumerated right that American citizens have,” Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) said over Zoom during the virtual hearing with several firearms visible behind her.


“Will there be metal detectors installed outside the committee hearing doors? If this is passed, the chairman is trying to take responsibility for my personal safety while stripping away my Second Amendment rights," Boebert added, referring to the rules package.

But Democrats argued that they might feel unsafe if their colleagues bring guns into the room.

“If somebody wants to have a shrine to their gun fetish as a Zoom backdrop in their private life, they can do that. But this is our hearing room," Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) said.

[beaver2.0]

Let's see what the NRA has to say about gun storage.

Store guns so they are not accessible to unauthorized persons.

Many factors must be considered when deciding where and how to store guns. A person's particular situation will be a major part of the consideration. Dozens of gun storage devices, as well as locking devices that attach directly to the gun, are available. However, mechanical locking devices, like the mechanical safeties built into guns, can fail and should not be used as a substitute for safe gun handling and the observance of all gun-safety rules.

It seems to me that if you have them sitting on a shelf in front of your computer, the guns are not stored safely.

It's not that I have a problem with guns and gun ownership but the fact that a large number of Americans fetishize the gun is a problem.

[Fuzzy Bear Loves Christian Missionaries]

I'm fine with this.

[brucejoel99]

This woman scares Sarah Palin.

[brucejoel99]

I'm fine with this.

Well, if they're actually loaded & ready for use as she so claimed (& based on a side shot of those guns, their mags do appear to be in & clearly loaded), then even the most ardent of pro-gun individuals who'd otherwise be fine with this such as yourself should understand how that's actually a potential danger.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

Lauren Boebert having her guns in display when in a Zoom call with fellow lawmakers is...apparently some massively bad thing? Lol.
This is not newsworthy. To deem it as such only gives her undue attention.