Idiot of the Week: Tenn. State Rep Asks Protesters What Gun They'd Prefer To Be Shot With

Tennessee has been in the news a lot lately for the wrong reasons. Although I prefer to focus on the GOOD stuff in Tennessee, like the Grand Ole Opry, Dolly Parton, Dollywood and the Smoky Mountains, Unfortunately, there are a LOT of idiots to counter the good stuff. Like this moron: Tennessee State Rep. William Lamberth (R). This gun-happy idiot also voted down Red Flag Laws which would have helped keep guns out of some of the hands of people who would be a threat to others. Another idiot who doesn't mind if children or parents are murdered, just as long as no one touches his guns. Sigh,

Tenn. State Rep Asks Protesters What Gun They'd Prefer To Be Shot With

David Moye, Yahoo News, Mon, April 3, 2023

A Tennessee politician attempted to school some students protesting gun violence at the Tennessee Capitol on Monday, but he missed the mark by a long shot.

The students were reacting to a recent shooting at a private Christian school in Nashville that led to the deaths of three children and three adults.

State Rep. William Lamberth (R) agreed to talk with the protesters, but had a weird way to trying to win a debate with students worried about getting shot in class.

Lamberth’s approach was to ask the students which firearm they’d prefer to be shot with.

“If there is a firearm out there that you’re comfortable being shot with, please show me which one it is,” he asked rhetorically.

Lamberth probably thought the question he asked the protesters was deep and Socratic, but it came across as heartless ― especially when accompanied by a shrug.

“So you’re not going to like my answer, and, look, I’m going to say that straight up,” Lamberth warned. “It’s not about this one gun.”

He then claimed that it would be impossible to stop every single gun from getting into “the hands of a crazy person, a deranged person, [or] a convicted felon,” and even if it was done, it “would do nothing to prevent y’all’s safety.” 

Lamberth has previously protested red flag laws, saying that, “We don’t take people’s Fourth Amendment Rights or First Amendment Rights, or Second Amendment Rights or Fifth Amendment Rights without proper due process, without making sure that everyone knows what the rules are ahead of time.”

Naturally, his comments suggesting one gun will kill you the same as another were mocked by Twitter users.