Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, said he was in the batting cage Wednesday when he heard an isolated shot and then a rapid succession of five or 10 shots at the congressional baseball practice in Virginia. Mr. Scalise was in the field, “shot but moving, and he’s trying to drag himself through the dirt out into…
Rand Paul on Being Targeted By Shooter at Republican Baseball Practice: ‘Do We Lay Here, Stay Low and Hope He Doesn’t Hit Us?’
I knew that Governor McAuliffe would work gun control into his statement. It was just a matter of how many seconds into it. Just imagine if, in the aftermath of one of those UK attacks, someone asked whether this would be enough to get the UK to enact reasonable, common sense gun laws. That is, repeal the absolute ban which reduces otherwise capable citizens to cowering under tables, frantically searching for chairs and bottles to defend themselves. Not going to happen, of course.