Rep. David Cicilline (RI-D) repeatedly mischaracterized an AR-15 stabilizing arm brace as a “bump stock” that turns the gun into an “automatic weapon” in Wednesday’s House Judiciary Committee hearing on guns.
Cicilline humorously—but sadly—demonstrated he has no clue what he is trying to ban and for what reason OR that he is a terrible liar.
This from westernjournal.com.
Cicilline sponsored the democrats’ “assault weapons” ban, which passed through the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday night.
During the July 20 hearing, Cicilline held up a placard showing a photo of an AR-15-style pistol system with an arm brace attached to a shooter’s arm, showing how the brace would be used by a gun owner.
The question over the arm brace arose when a Republican amendment introduced by GOP Rep. Michelle Fischbach of Minnesota to the democrat’s “assault weapons ban” bill was offered to exclude the arm brace from the list of banned items.
The Republicans pointed out that the brace was intended to help disabled Americans exercise their Second Amendment rights by using technology to help them stabilize the weapon if they are physically unable to do so if they are missing a hand, for instance, or have muscle strength issues.
But Cicilline jumped in and asserted that the brace somehow turns the weapon into a fully automatic machine gun and therefore should be a banned item.
This stabilizing brace, which is depicted here, when attached here it turns this weapon into an automatic weapon.
It becomes a bump stock. And so, it will allow that to essentially be fired like an automatic weapon.
Cicilline’s proclamation, though, is wholly inaccurate. These arm braces are fixed devices that, when attached, pin the stock of the weapon to the user’s arm in an immobile manner.
The Democrats are so zealous in their rush to ban everything related to guns and every gun that exists that I’m afraid Mr. Cicilline has his gun features mixed up
Massie continued:
He just described the arm brace, which is used by people who have a handicap to help fire a pistol, he just described it as a bump stock.
I think it’s important that if you’re going to ban these things that you actually understand what you’re banning.
If you're gonna ban guns, you should actually understand what you're banning.
An arm brace for disabled veterans is NOT a bump stock. pic.twitter.com/yJVSGYBKVk
— House Judiciary GOP (@JudiciaryGOP) July 21, 2022
Massie went on to describe the effects of the arm brace:
The picture that [Cicilline] showed, everybody needs to know, is not a bump stock, it’s an arm brace for firing a pistol from the wrist.
And it’s not made to increase the rate of fire of the firearm, it’s not made to simulate automatic fire, it’s made to stabilize the grip of a pistol. And that’s all it does.
Massie also destroyed another false claim:
Cicilline [claimed] that the arm brace ‘coupled with a buffer tube’ somehow ‘converts’ the arm brace into a ‘bump stock.’
The Kentuckian noted that every AR-15 sold has the buffer tube in it and they don’t do a thing to change the rate of fire.
The ignorance on display is frightening. And these are the people telling us what items that more effectively help us to protect ourselves should be banned.
You can watch the entire discussion here:
Cicilline is either being paid to impersonate a U.S. Representative and lie with impunity or he is simply a shameless fool. Likely a combination of both descriptions.
It’s times like this that I pity our conservative representatives in Congress for having to deal with this deceit and stupidity from the left on a full-time basis.
God speed to Conservatism.
And may God and our hard work save America from the Obiden communist transformation.
