Jackson Lee: AR-15s Weigh as Much
as 10 Moving Boxes
Washington Free Beacon,
by
David Rutz
Original Article
Posted By: M2,
9/23/2019 2:56:47 PM
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D., Texas) claimed to have held an AR-15 and immediately regretted it, saying it weighed as much as "10 boxes that you might be moving."
Speaking to reporters last week, she added that AR-15s use a ".50 caliber" bullet that ought to be licensed.
"I've held an AR-15 in my hand," she said. "I wish I hadn’t. It is as heavy as 10 boxes that you might be moving. And the bullet that is utilized, a .50 caliber, these kinds of bullets need to be licensed and do not need to be on the streets."
I believe there is someone on her staff who is assigned to water her twice a day.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
FunOne 9/23/2019 3:00:48 PM (No. 187271)
It sure is ironic that the dumber a politician is about firearms, the greater the chance that they will become a successful salesperson for guns.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
Ben Around 9/23/2019 3:01:25 PM (No. 187273)
Speaking of heavy, and it's not her mind.
We need to change the Constitution to require public officials to have an IQ of over 50.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
dwa 9/23/2019 3:08:35 PM (No. 187276)
Among all the mental midgets in Congress (and there are many) SJL is one of the front runners.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
worried 9/23/2019 3:12:07 PM (No. 187279)
Are you sure this is not from the Onion? "Better to remain quiet and be thought a fool...."
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A degree from Yale. A JD from UVa.
You can be they had tongues planted firmly in cheeks when they issued those degrees.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
GoodDeal 9/23/2019 3:15:59 PM (No. 187283)
Obviously she is an expert on tactical firearms and ammunition. She studies the Shooters Bible daily and knows all caliber specifications, muzzle velocities, and other pertinent data. She held an AR-15 in her "hand"? I guess that's another lie because you hold a firearm in both hands. Ask her if she knows the difference between a Mosin–Nagant M91/30 PU Sniper rifle and a Mauser 98k-ZF 41. How much they weigh, ammunition they fire, the muzzle velocity of the ammo and how many rounds they hold and which one she prefers to shoot.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
hershey 9/23/2019 3:16:27 PM (No. 187285)
The only thing that weighs as much as 10 moving boxes is her bootie...
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
ledbythnose 9/23/2019 3:16:42 PM (No. 187287)
Has she and Hank started the Guam Caucus yet? Asking for a brain dead Liberal Acquaintance.
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50 cal? Really?
Dang, I got robbed. Mine only shoots that wimpy 223!! I must not have an AR after all.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
tjdard 9/23/2019 3:21:49 PM (No. 187290)
Please do not pick on SJL. It is not her fault she believes what she says. I think Mark Twain said it best "Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress, but I repeat myself".
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
cartcart 9/23/2019 3:21:54 PM (No. 187291)
I want to be delicate here--so as not to offend any sensibilities, but in the game of life, if you cannot tell whether you are pitching or catching, you have to assume that your expertise in a wide area of knowledge will be equally superficial or down-right stupid.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
Mushroom 9/23/2019 3:25:24 PM (No. 187295)
I am in awe. Who on her staff possibly thought this was a good idea? I can think of the AR-10 (.308) and the AR-15 (.223/5.56mm). Has anyone ever rigged up a 50cal version? That brings me to the next item, the AR series is *too light* for a 50cal. I'm no expert, but it is closer to say that an AR-15 weighs as much as 10 empty moving boxes.
Statements like these have to be killing the Democrats. You take some guy who knows a thing or two about an AR and he, as a Dem, listens to this. Does he not think..what else are they so clearly wrong about?
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
Wary American 9/23/2019 3:30:19 PM (No. 187303)
Jackson-Lee...HOW AMERICA?
She still has yet to EVER live up to the OATH OF OFFICE...E V I L is within our 'government'...she is part of the PROOF.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
MarkTwain 9/23/2019 3:40:09 PM (No. 187314)
I have a theory that the voters sometimes pick the most obnoxious, reprehensible, brain dead moron in the district so that they can send them to DC and get them out of town for at least a couple of years (or more). Anyone care to prove me wrong on this one?
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
texaspast 9/23/2019 3:40:22 PM (No. 187315)
One comment on the article: The author says one .50 cal. round that does have an AR-type rifle that can fire it is the .50 Beowulf. True, but I don't think that's what ol' Sheila had in mind. She's thinking (if it can be called that) of the .50 bmg, There is a semi-automatic version of that rifle which is available to the public, the Barrett M107a1, but it costs about $12,000 and weighs a few ounces under 30 pounds. You won't be carrying that one 'on the streets'. Google .50 bmg vs. .50 Beowulf: the bmg is about as long as the distance from the base of your palm to the tip of your middle finger (at least on my hand). The Beowulf is about as long as your thumb. As for stopping power vs. a bear, I think I'd rather have a good old .45-70 that's been around since 1870 instead of a .50 Beowulf. The .50 bmg will do more than stop a bear - it will field dress it for you.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
Nimby 9/23/2019 3:41:01 PM (No. 187316)
Coming from the geography-challenged ignoramus, who asked NASA officials for the Mars mission " Is it going to go where the astronauts planted the flag?"
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LOVE the way Corey Lewandowski slapped this stoopid beech around
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Gorilla of the mist....
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
LadyHen 9/23/2019 3:58:50 PM (No. 187336)
She's been sniffin the crazy glue again.
While I am not as petite as I used to be pre-babies, I am no Amazon woman and I can handle the family AR with no issue.
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
lakerman1 9/23/2019 4:01:45 PM (No. 187339)
Miss Sheila never disappoints...
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
winmag 9/23/2019 4:02:27 PM (No. 187340)
Another ghettopotamus heard from.
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
EAJ123 9/23/2019 4:13:13 PM (No. 187352)
This is the very large extremely tiny brain woman who isn't among the dumbest in congress, she IS the dumbest. One of her famous utterances: "Homicide is the leading cause of murder." She's the most entertainingly funny—to say nothing of insulting— when she does what she thinks is her district attorney act with her yes or no questions. She is also the member of congress who had a limo picking her up to drive her less than a single block to work...most of all she wants to be noticed because she prides herself on what she thinks are cutting edge clothes and that ludicrous braid that serves to help frame and that accentuates her stupid face. I always wonder how many hours she's logged sitting on the aisle waiting for a President to enter the chamber so she could jump out at and have her picture taken with him. The truth is that she's pathetic and has no idea the degree to which she embarrasses herself just by getting out of bed in the morning.
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Reply 24 - Posted by:
winnie1 9/23/2019 4:13:50 PM (No. 187354)
Um, excuse me Shelia but that's your stomach.
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Reply 25 - Posted by:
ussjimmycarter 9/23/2019 4:28:55 PM (No. 187372)
Yup! All to fire a .223 or essentially a .22! A bit bigger and way faster, but still really small! Liberals are insane!
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Reply 26 - Posted by:
Osprey21 9/23/2019 4:39:50 PM (No. 187384)
All hat - no brain.
https://regularrightguy.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/clown.png?w=547
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Reply 27 - Posted by:
DVC 9/23/2019 4:44:47 PM (No. 187395)
What an idiot. A typical unloaded AR would be about 7 lbs, and shoots a .223/5.56 cartridge.
Facts: AR-15s vary in weight from about 5.5 lbs at the low end to up to perhaps as high as 10-11 lbs with a non-standard, extra long, extra heavy barrel. And there IS a rare, custom made version which uses a .50 caliber bullet, but ~99% of them use the 5.56 NATO cartridge, which is basically the same as the .223 Remington cartridge. The bullet diameter for 5.56/223 ARs (the overwhelming majority) is the same as a .22 rimfire plinking rifle, but with more gunpowder behind it, goes three times as fast.
Facts. The way to counter idiots like S. J. Lee, a brainless, ignorant fool.
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Reply 28 - Posted by:
red1066 9/23/2019 4:46:25 PM (No. 187398)
A box of rocks demands an apology.
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Reply 29 - Posted by:
anniebc 9/23/2019 5:10:41 PM (No. 187423)
Everybody say it with me, "Buffoon."
And, from Merriam Webster while it can still be trusted:
Definition of buffoon
1 : a ludicrous figure : CLOWN
2 : a gross and usually ill-educated or stupid person
Fits her, yes?
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Reply 30 - Posted by:
Vaquero45 9/23/2019 5:12:42 PM (No. 187428)
If you cut her head off, she wouldn't get any dumber.
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Reply 31 - Posted by:
ginadee 9/23/2019 5:37:55 PM (No. 187451)
Sheila J. Lee is an idiot. You realize this as soon as she opens her mouth.
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Reply 32 - Posted by:
Wendybird 9/23/2019 6:03:43 PM (No. 187466)
Must have been traveling light. Maybe about 12 ounces per box. including the cardboard.
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Reply 33 - Posted by:
FTCM 9/23/2019 6:03:58 PM (No. 187468)
There is no doubt in my mind this woman is a complete dumb liberal!!! An AR-15 is chambered in 5.56mm or .223" caliber. I wonder what her world looks like...
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Reply 34 - Posted by:
mc squared 9/23/2019 6:40:33 PM (No. 187494)
Is this Woman-Of-Color dumber than a rock or am I repeating myself?
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Reply 35 - Posted by:
hershey 9/23/2019 10:01:38 PM (No. 187609)
Sorry #29, but democraps don't listen to facts...they run on their guts, and most of the time their guts have Montezumas Revenge...
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Reply 36 - Posted by:
ZeldaFitzg 9/24/2019 1:16:01 AM (No. 187694)
Sheila, saying "utilize" when you simply mean "use" does not make you sound smarter.
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