Preacher confronts Beto on abortion issue at townhall while carrying AR-15

[TexasTowelie]

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[randr]

1. Proper protocol should be to take the asswipe out with a head shot

Anyone appearing in public with a military weapon should been seen as an immediate threat

[vlyons]

2. no no no

can't believe someone on DU would even suggest such an act.

[SoCalDavidS]

15. Yeah, Let's Play Nice

It's working so marvelously.

[ShazzieB]

27. That's absolutely not the point here.

Threatening to kill anyone, even facetiously (which I'm not sure is the case here at all) is inappropriate here at DU. There are places online where that kind of talk is acceptable. DU is not one of those places.

[azureblue]

35. correct

Carrying a military weapon that has sole purpose of killing people, to an intended confrontation, means one thing - the carrier intends to kill with it. Especially in a situation where the target is known to be unarmed. This is not a case of intimidation - it is a nut who intended to kill. And yes, this nut case should have been shot. Face it, if he had been black, or a Democrat at a Republican event, he would definitely be killed at his first appearance.

[randr]

44. My point exactly

Even an imagined threat from a person of color has an accepted protocol

[erronis]

43. Would this be different if someone walked in with a grenade or a bomb vest?

When is it actually OK to disable someone who can easily commit mass murder?

Do we have to wait until the pin on the grenade is pulled and the device explodes?

Or the whimper of the last child has ceased?

I don't know. I'm totally against violence. But apparently a swath of people believe that it's quite all right to threaten, and use.

[ShazzieB]

22. Oh heck no!

Absolutely not.

This is DU. Proper protocol here is, first and foremost, to act like an adult.

I hate those weapons as much as anybody, but I hate flippant remarks about killing people at least as much.

[azureblue]

37. as flippant

as bringing a weapon of mass murder, to an event, to confront a person you have a beef with.
The days of writing these gun crazies off are long past. They will escalate. Beto is luck to be alive.

[comradebillyboy]

32. Yes indeed!

[FoxNewsSucks]

38. There's no reason for anyone to carry that kind of weapon.

No valid reason at all. I agree, they should be treated like the future active shooters that they probably want to be.

Why wait until they shoot more innocent movie watchers, grocery shoppers, schoolchildren, teachers, church goers, mall walkers, concert goers, coffee drinkers or anyone else just going about their lives not knowing it might be their last few minutes? The only sure way to know is when they start shooting, and that's too fucking late.

[Rhiannon12866]

56. Well said! This armed individual was an immediate threat to Beto and to everyone in the room

We've seen too many mass shootings to take chances and this disruptor should have been turned over to law enforcement, removed and disarmed ASAP.

[Eliot Rosewater]

3. These are the dumbest and most dangerous people on earth.

[DBoon]

4. anyone with such a weapon at a campaign event should be treated as a potential assassin

should be restrained, have their weapon removed, and arrested.

[dflprincess]

9. Exactly!

And it appears this coward also has a hand gun with him.

[druidity33]

10. YES! What the ever loving fuck?...

Does Beto have no security at all? Aren't there any local police there? I know it's Texas and all but FUCK! That is completely insane!

[rurallib]

16. Amen to that

I can't imagine someone with guns like that at an Abbott campaign stop.

[Traildogbob]

51. It's pathetic

That this is allowed by their piece of the 2nd they worship, after Gabby Gifford’s assassination attempt. I lean toward treating them as ISIS or Taliban terrorists. I’m for sticking it up his ass, no lube, at gun point. You know, a good guy with a gun to affront that bad guy with a gun. No killing, see I can be nice.

[SergeStorms]

59. If the NRA can forbid weapons...

at their annual convention, IN TEXAS, people should be able to ban them anywhere in Texas.

Why the double freaking standard?

[walkingman]

5. Take your Jesus and stick him up your ass - you hillbilly. This exactly the reason

that so many people think that "Christians" are assholes.

[vlyons]

31. I'm more offended by him asking if Beto has accepted Jesus as his savior

What if a candidate said no? Would he start in on the "You're going to Hell?" I'm not a Christian, and I certainly don't want to be his kind of Christian.

[Turbineguy]

6. He didn't bring

Jesus to protect him?

[Maraya1969]

8. I would so love to ask one of them this question. If they trust Jesus so

much why do they feel the need to walk around with a weapon of war???

[CurtEastPoint]

7. And had the GD nerve to ask Beto if he'd been BORN AGAIN and SAVED BY JEEBUS and that shit.

[leftieNanner]

17. Too bad the video cut off

I would have liked to hear his answer.

Beto's religious practices and beliefs are his own private business.

A "Lord Jesus Personal Savior" guy with a weapon of war certainly doesn't hear the same gospels I hear in church.

[ShazzieB]

30. I know, right!

I was on the edge of my seat waiting to hear Beto's answer (and that dickweed's reaction). I was SO disappointed when it cut off!

[COL Mustard]

41. People like that are a big part of the reason

That I haven’t been to church in more than 40 years, and don’t intend to go back ever.

[texasfiddler]

11. I've been concerned about Beto's safety during this campaign.

I just want him safe. We have some freaking stupid wackos in this state.

[Nululu]

12. Religion at the end of a gun.

That's all they got.

[Justice matters.]

13. Ask that terrorist if his Jesus walked around with a sling shot

and a knife...

I don't recall reading anything to that effect

[plimsoll]

48. There's the episode in the garden where the disciples armed themselves.

And one of them cut the ear off one of the folks who came to arrest Jesus.

[summer_in_TX]

49. Yes, but Jesus chastised the disciples and healed the man

whose ear had been cut off.

[plimsoll]

52. For cutting off the ear.

I recall the quote when the swords where inventoried was "it is enough."

[Denvermosaic]

14. No doubt an American Taliban.

These bible yahoos want to turn the US into a theocracy. And yes if they get their way, I am sure they are willing to murder anyone who refuse to believe in this fantasy book of theirs.

[58Sunliner]

18. I would of had some questions for him.

[Aviation Pro]

19. Gov. Beto should have asked to inspect his weapon

That’s what I would have done to ensure it was cold.

[Sky Jewels]

20. WWJBADWATIT?

Who Would Jesus Brandish A Deadly Weapon At To Intimidate Them?

I hope this fucker gets a taste of his own medicine soon.

[TexasTowelie]

23. Perhaps the offering plate came up a little short today at church?

I'd be reluctant to contribute if I was a member of that congregation.

[Sky Jewels]

29. Me too.

BTW, I love your cute kitty pics!

[SergeStorms]

21. Greg Abbott's Texas.

Donald Trump's America. Neither are a place I want to live or have my family live.

I had an honest talk to my daughter and son-in-law about leaving this country. They're preparing, just in case. They're getting the grandchildren passports and educating themselves as to where and how to leave this shithole country behind, should it come to that.

They're both professionals and shouldn't have any problem with emigrating practically anywhere they'd like.

This crap has to stop.

[SoCalDavidS]

40. You Have The Right Idea

There are those who say that it's cowardly to leave America, and we should stay and fight. I feel the opposite.

A day does not go by where I'm not ashamed to be an American. I do not see that changing anytime in the near or distant future. In fact, I believe it will only get worse from here.

The final nail will be if the DOJ lets TFG and his buddies escape unscathed. I'll believe he's going to be indicted when it happens, and not a second before.

I'd much prefer to live in a country where every single day isn't a struggle to protect what remnants are left of a former Democracy. I've had enough of being Charlie Brown trying to kick Lucy's football. America has chosen it's path, and it's a worldwide embarrassment.

[SergeStorms]

58. I'd like to live in a country.....

where there aren't any freaking guns and no one is shoving a bible in your face 24/7/365.

I can respect people's need for religion as long as they respect my need to do without it.

The damned guns.....I'm immovable on that point. This country has a sickness about their need to own as many machines as possible which project hot lead at 3200 ft/sec. toward human beings. That is a sickness and they're pushed on people like a pusher's heroin.

That I cannot abide.

[BBbats]

57. It is not cowardly!

It's a smart move to leave the USA now if you can & have the skills or/and money to leave.
Especially if you have children.
I don't see the situation here improving. Civil war is not far fetched. If the Repub's do not get the popular vote they will out & out do everything possible to destroy it. They are putting their followers on the election boards in the key states. They will refuse to certify. This fall the Supreme Court is hearing the Moore v. Harper case. This will give the Repub's the legal authority to steal elections. Sure,it's been thrown out many times before but I bet this time it will go right through with the proverbial flying colors. Redistricting,gerrymandering,blah,blah,blah. They will pull out all the stops.
I would leave if I could. I'm semi retired & dependent on SS although I still do some part time work.Social Security will be on the chopping block. They'll kill it in a heartbeat. I don't have the money or skills to leave. Nevertheless I'm going to get my passport renewed.I think people are going to want to bail out really quickly. The shit is going to hit the fan.We're gonna see a real shitstorm the next Presidential election & god knows what if the Repub's don't win/
I'd leave if I could!

[AverageOldGuy]

24. What Would Jesus Do?

No doubt Jesus would show up at a Beto rally with an AR-15 slung over his shoulder and a pistol strapped on his hip.

[PJMcK]

28. That looks like a young Kenny Loggins!

Of course, he'd be holding a guitar.

[PJMcK]

25. This preacher clearly doesn't know Jesus' teachings

"Turn the other cheek" seems to have been forgotten by this hypocrite.

Jesus was the ultimate pacifist. Too many of today's so-called "Christians" are caricatures and heretics. This jackass is the perfect example.

[housecat]

26. Rather than waste his time on this kind of crowd, maybe Beto could vet the audiences. Only go where

people want to listen and ask questions and where there is a chance that they will vote for him.

[aggiesal]

33. Peace, Love & Forgiveness is all a Preacher should be carrying. Not an AR-15. n/t

[doublethink]

34. My first response to this guy if I were Beto ...

would of been 'JESUS CHRIST' ... like really? I would not have givin this guy the time of day. Some sick freaking people out there. Wow. SMH.

[BigmanPigman]

36. He is a pseudo Christian.

In other words he is a hypocritical asshole who should be in the loony bin.

[TNNurse]

39. Nothing Christian about his behavior.

I prefer fraud or fake over pseudo. Or lying asshole...whatever you prefer.

[Heather MC]

42. What a twat

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Hey I'm just gonna hold this gun and ask you if you believe in my God. no pressure🙄
Someone should ask that man where's the scripture that said Jesus was walking around with an AR15 in his hand preaching about love and peace

[Shermanator]

45. Why was he allowed in

... with a gun?

[Ford_Prefect]

46. They like to say it gives weight to a moral argument...

I say put down the explosives and then we'll talk.

[patphil]

47. One we know for certain, this "preacher" has not been born again in Jesus.

More likely born again in Satan.

[The Bopper]

50. It appears

Anyone can call themselves a “preacher” apparently he went to Jim Jones theology class. When America “was great “, so-called “preachers “ weren’t called preachers, they were called nutbags. Wondering what “scripture “ says you can kill anyone you just don’t agree with?

[Scruffy1]

53. If my father was still alive..........

He would have stripped him of his guns and had him out the door in a heartbeat. I have seen him do it. I've done it once, but I was not up to speed with his infantry skills. Miss the old Captain. He loved children and always stood up for the underdog. A former infantry company commander whose company saw over a 70% casualty rate through no fault of his own. He knew this kind of menacing behavior was unacceptable. By the way, Texas banned the carrying all weapons, including knives back in the 1870"s, So all the bullshit
you see on TV and in the movies is just that.

[Marcuse]

54. Test

[SMoss]

55. I an not intiminated

The Repubs believe that liberals are afraid of guns. I am a gun owning Liberal. I am a hunter, and precision target shooter. I don't need a 20 round magazine. I am not intiminated.
I have no use for modern military guns, only good for killing people and using up a lot of ammo fast. I am a lover, not a fighter. However I can be an effective fighter if necessary.

[magicguido]

60. Frankly that is Obscene. Good guy or Bad guy? How do you tell?