"If Obama is president, maybe you need to spend more time developing a gun lock, a trigger lock"

[stevedeshazer]

Crazy talk? This is a United States Congressman! Denny Rehberg, R-Montana.

http://ravallirepublic.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/article_d56173b0-bbb7-11df-ba28-001cc4c03286.html

Congressional chat: Denny Rehberg visits local tool and machine shop

STEVENSVILLE - In a Wednesday morning visit to a Bitterroot Valley machine parts manufacturer, Montana's lone congressman did a lot of listening - to a story of success in hard times and worries over the economy, health care reform and food policy.

But as a politician who bills himself as a straight shooter, Republican Rep. Denny Rehberg also had a bit of off-color advice for Bonnie and Randy Jones, proprietors of Bitterroot Tool and Machine, makers of airplane bolts, grain mills and bullet-loaders.

"If Obama is president, maybe you need to spend more time developing a gun lock, a trigger lock," Rehberg said with a chuckle, sitting across a lunchroom table from the Joneses in a suede jacket emblazoned with the U.S. government seal.

The comment came in response to Randy Jones asking about gun rights.

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I truly believe we are in a very scary place.

[Recursion]

1. I don't think he's saying what you seem to think he's saying

Gun and trigger locks are things our party is famous/infamous for trying to mandate. I think the "joke" is that with Obama in the White House you can probably expect another attempt at a trigger lock requirement, so that trigger locks would be a profitable thing to develop.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

2. Not sure why that comment is that scary

CA and other places require trigger locks to be delivered with each weapon sold...I am clearly missing your context

[FirstTimeVoterAt37]

3. Rehberg is an ugly ugly person

You unfortunately get used to that crap around here, it can be an ugly place when it puts its mind to it.