If they are as inept at shooting as they are at governing, we will not need elections!! They will solve our problems for us. Clean house, then we can get some REAL representatives in their places.

These Republicans are, collectively, a one-trick pony.

Heck, my league doesn't allow anyone on the field to have ANY metal, whether chains, necklaces, earrings that dangle, etc.

Holsters for swimming?

We might have been subject to a lot more House special elections over the years, just saying. And I'd sure as hell be nervous about Gianforte when he takes his seat.
Some of those people in congress have a very odd sense of what is appropriate and what isn't. And a good number of them have anger issues.

Haele

He'd have a base of support for life...

WTF is with this cowboy mentality that more guns will fix the problem?
It's so crazy, they don't use this rationale on anything else: It's like saying:

"Hey there's an opioid epidemic, let's have doctors hand out heroin on streetcorners!"
"Hey, my house keeps getting broken into, let's leave the doors unlocked, surely that will help!"
"Half of the country is obese--so of course, free McDonalds for everyone!!"

Some average guy pulling out a pistol would only make him a more noticeable target.

is taking his/her life in his/her hands. Recently a plain clothes police officer was shot to death by a fellow officer during an active shooter attack on a police station.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/maryland-cop-mistook-plainclothes-officer-threat-fatal-shooting/story?id=37699834

If Bobby Kenedy had carried would it have made a difference?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Gabby Gifford?
Anybody?
No, No, No, No, and no.

..with a gat on their hip.

They'll wind up shooting each other and themselves accidently. Fuckin' morons.

Yeah, how many people would have been killed if those clueless quick draw Repugs had had guns, you can bet there would be quite a few more dead folks. Guns do nothing but kill, they don't protect unless the person with the gun is very skilled and the other one with a gun isn't. Many women find their own guns are taken from them and used against them.

accidental shootings while sliding into third base.

"Virginia offers concealed-carry permits and allows citizens to carry firearms openly without a license. But Washington's tighter gun laws makes it more difficult for lawmakers to carry guns. "

They're not only fortunate Scalise's security detail was there, they're fortunate the security detail had very good aim.

If a guy with assault rifles sees someone pull out a gun, guess who he's going to shoot first?
There were two security officers who were caught in an extensive shootout with one officer being hit. And these were professionsls specifically trained to handle this kind of situation.

How would if have worked out if one Congressman pulled out a pistol?
We'd almost certainly have a dead Congressman lying on the ground with a gun in his hand.

Guns in the hands of the untrained would only make these situations worse.

Years ago, I was watching a program on the local PBS channel with a retired cop talking about how to protect yourself. The thing that's stuck with me through the years was him saying that if you have a gun and point it at a perp, you better be ready to kill him (or her) because you can be sure they are ready and able to kill you. He said most people can't bring themselves to shoot to kill, so, essentially, it's unwise to carry a gun for the purpose of "protecting yourself".

I will just also note that one staffer reportedly was hunkered down in his car. His boss said the staffer usually has a 9mm in the car, but he didn't have it and so was unable to do anything. Well, that is he could have started his car and driven it toward the shooter or used it to try and block the gunfire. But he didn't do anything, which makes me think he'd have been too scared to actually get off a good shot.

Sounds like a good idea...

Thanks.

That'll make things way better in D.C.

Under very strict conditions

1. 16 hour course on gun safety and the proper storage and cleaning of a gun
2. 16 hour weapon familiarization course, for the type of weapon you are seeking a permit for.
3. 8 hour range exercise followed by a qualification test, in which the firer must score 20 out of 40.
The targets to be at different distances, much the same way as it's done in the military.
4. A live fire exercise course, where they will be required to determine the bad guys from civilians, they must
get 10 out of 10.

Once they've accomplished all of this, they will receive a temporary permit, good for 90 days. After the 90 days they will receive a permanent permit good for the time that they are in office.

Last but not least they will have to renew if reelected, having to meet all of the same standards!

with an AK slung over their shoulder or wearing a holstered weapon????????

Reality doesn't seem to favor right-wing fantasies about how he-man Republicans would react in a crisis.