Rep. Tom Hackbarth (R-MN) handcuffed for lurking with gun near abortion clinic

[Amerigo Vespucci]

GOP lawmaker handcuffed for lurking with gun near abortion clinic
By Daniel Tencer
Wednesday, November 24th, 2010 -- 9:36 pm

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/11/gop-lawmaker-lurking-gun-abortion-clinic/



A Minnesota Republican lawmaker who was handcuffed and questioned by police after loitering with a gun near a Planned Parenthood clinic has been stripped of his leadership roles in the Minnesota House.

Security cameras recorded State House Rep. Tom Hackbarth as he was stopped by police last week after a security guard at a Planned Parenthood location in St. Paul called to report a man loitering with a handgun visible at his side.

Hackbarth, who was not arrested and has a concealed-carry permit, says it was all a big misunderstanding. He told police he was looking for a woman he met online.

"Officers at the scene, however, suspected him of 'stalking-like behavior' and borderline 'harassment or terroristic threats,' so they hung on to his weapon," the St. Paul Pioneer-Press reports.

Hockbarth says the woman had told him she was having dinner with a female friend in the city's Highland Park area. Suspicious she may be seeing other men, Hockbarth says he went to Highland Park to look for her. He says he doesn't know the area and didn't realize he had parked in a Planned Parenthood parking lot.

[MadMaddie]

1. Anyone surprised?

Sick guy.

[RKP5637]

8. Nope!!! n/t

[BolivarianHero]

2. Batshit Bachmann has a new BFF

The crazy. It starts. Wait till Renee Elmers opens her mouth. Fuck, you'd think after the insanity of Tom Coburn people would have learned to stay the Hell away from these people.

[Kookaburra]

3. He was looking for this woman and he was carrying a gun.

If indeed his story is true, which I doubt, does that mean he was going to meet her to shoot her?

Weirdo.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

4. Tweaker. His photo is really, REALLY creepy. n/t

[Cirque du So-What]

5. A tragedy may have been averted

Glad the security guard was paying attention to this guy's suspicious behavior.

[BolivarianHero]

7. Maybe he should go fuck Michelle.

It might do them both a world of good to get laid.

[Wounded Bear]

9. I don't like the idea of those two mating....

Talk about the spawn of Satan.

:evilfrown:

[BolivarianHero]

11. Why not?

They can name the kid Bachshit Tommy Overdone?

[dpbrown]

6. I'm so honored to be a Minnesotan

I like the comment about the worst alibi in the world.

More Republican terrorism.

[dkf]

10. Lurking? Lol.