In response to Republican Dan Crenshaw’s (TX) warning that background check legislation may have unintended consequences, including disallowing lending guns to friends for self-protection, Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY) accused her fellow freshman member of Congress of lending guns to people who have “likely abused their spouse or have a violent criminal record.” The accusation sparked a strong response from Crenshaw, which prompted the pro-gun control Democrat to double down on her comment.
“Situations like this story are why we protect the 2nd Amendment,” Crenshaw tweeted Tuesday, referencing an ABC story about a woman who used a handgun to protect herself from five male robbers.
“Five men tried to rob a young woman this morning,” ABC13’s Miya Shay reported in a tweet reposted by Crenshaw. “They didn’t expect her to grab her handgun and fire. Today, she is unharmed, and at least one suspect is shot.”
You are a member of Congress. Why are you “lending” guns to people unsupervised who can’t pass a basic background check?
The people you’re giving a gun to have likely abused their spouse or have a violent criminal record, & you may not know it.
Why on earth would you do that? https://t.co/TQFjcLQebO
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) September 4, 2019
Crenshaw added a “side note” to his response to the ABC report: “With universal background checks, I wouldn’t be able to let my friends borrow my handgun when they travel alone like this. We would make felons out of people just for defending themselves.” – READ MORE