{"id":1501398,"date":"2022-06-02T13:59:42","date_gmt":"2022-06-02T17:59:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1501398"},"modified":"2022-06-02T13:59:58","modified_gmt":"2022-06-02T17:59:58","slug":"watch-republican-rep-pull-out-his-handguns-in-congressional-hearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-republican-rep-pull-out-his-handguns-in-congressional-hearing\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Republican Rep Pull Out His Handguns In Congressional Hearing"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-republican-rep-pull-out-his-handguns-in-congressional-hearing%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1501398&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>Republican Florida Rep. Greg Steube whipped out his handgun and magazine collection during a Thursday Congressional hearing to argue against large capacity magazine restrictions.<\/p>\n<p>Members of Congress took a break from their Memorial Day recess to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/huddle\/2022\/06\/02\/house-jumpstarts-action-on-guns-00036634\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">discuss<\/a> gun safety legislation in the wake of several mass shootings. Of the proposals under consideration include a federal ban on new high-capacity magazines.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn Monday, Biden stated a 9mm bullet blows the lung out of a body and \u2018so the idea of these high caliber weapons is of, there is simply no rational basis for it in terms of thinking about self protection.\u2019 So you can\u2019t protect yourself with a 9mm, according to Biden, only a .22 round ammunition would be sufficient,\u201d Steube said, noting how Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi spoke at an anti-gun rally Wednesday and promised a hearing on gun control.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey want to take away law-abiding citizens\u2019 ability to purchase a firearm of their choice and don\u2019t let them fool you that they are not attempting to take away your ability to purchase handguns,\u201d he continued. \u201cLast year in 2021, the Glock 19 was the highest sold handgun in the United States. It comes with a 15-round magazine, that gun would be banned.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Rep. Greg Steube shows guns (virtually) during House Judiciary Cmte markup on gun legislation.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JacksonLeeTX18?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JacksonLeeTX18<\/a>: \u201cI hope that is not loaded.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepGregSteube?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepGregSteube<\/a>: \u201cI\u2019m in my house, I can do whatever I want with my guns.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JaI8gFXWLj\">pic.twitter.com\/JaI8gFXWLj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CSPAN (@cspan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cspan\/status\/1532393478575083522?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 2, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cRight in front of me I have a Sig Sauer P226,\u201d Steube said, displaying his handgun. \u201cIt comes with a 21-round magazine. This gun would be banned. Here\u2019s a 12-round magazine, this magazine would be banned under this current bill. It doesn\u2019t fit [because] this gun was made for a 21-round magazine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHere\u2019s a Sig Sauer 320, it takes a 20-round magazine,\u201d Steube said before displaying yet another handgun. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/06\/02\/dan-bishop-david-cicilline-gun-control-young-adults\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: \u2018You Want To Pack The Supreme Court\u2019: Debate Over Gun Rights For 18-Year-Olds Devolves Into Shouting Match)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Democratic Texas Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee then chimed in and said \u201cI hope that is not loaded.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m in my house I can do whatever I want with my guns,\u201d Steube shot back before listing statistics on gun control and its effectiveness.<\/p>\n<p>Other provisions in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/117th-congress\/house-bill\/7910?s=1&#038;r=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Protect Our Kids Act<\/a>, which was introduced by New York Rep. and committee chairman Jerrold Nadler, would prohibit anyone under the age of 21 from purchasing several types of semi-automatic rifles, requires gun owners to store weapons using gun safes or other devices and expand regulation of bump stocks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican Florida Rep. 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