Testifying before a House appropriations committee hearing Friday, Attorney General Eric Holder said he wants to explore “common sense” gun control measures such as allowing guns to operate only when wearing an electronic bracelet tied to the weapon.
“One of the things we learned when we were trying to pass those common sense reforms last year, Vice President Biden and I had a meeting with a group of technology people and talked about how guns can be made more safe by making them either though fingerprint identification, the gun talks to a bracelet that you might wear, how guns can be used only by the person who is lawfully in possession of the weapon,” Holder said, explaining the “smart gun” technology.
“It’s those kinds of things that I think we want to try to explore so that people have the ability to enjoy their Second Amendment rights while at the same time decreasing the misuse of weapons that lead to the kinds of things we see on a daily basis, where people, kids especially, are struck down.”
What neither Holder nor the “technology people” he spoke with on the issue seem to realize is that when a person is using a weapon in self-defense, he’s not “enjoying” his Second Amendment rights — he’s exercising them. In such a life and death situation, no one has the time to worry about bracelets.
Twitter users had some interesting observations, as well as some fun with his comments, and Twitchy was on hand to collect all the good ones — starting out with this:
Bracelets for gun-owners, from the guy who thinks showing an ID to vote is unconscionable.
— Winston Coolidge (@winstoncoolidge) April 8, 2014
Followed up by author/commentator Michele Malkin:
Harry Reid wants Koch insignias for GOP senators. Holder wants electronic bracelets for gun owners. Branding irons next.
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) April 8, 2014
Then the Gateway Pundit’s Jim Holt had this to add:
Gun Runner Eric Holder Wants Gun Owners to Wear Government Approved Bracelets http://t.co/D1NVfR4BnV via @gatewaypundit
— Jim Hoft (@gatewaypundit) April 7, 2014
Here are a few more:
This guy is pure idiotic. Yes a criminal will just throw on that bracelet LOL http://t.co/5U6xYjutap
— DJ TeK-E (@djteke) April 7, 2014
Hey Obama and Holder, I will wear a RFID gun tracking bracelet right after you two strap on lie detector bracelets!
— RantReaper (@RantReaper) April 7, 2014
Eric Holder is a f&$*ing idiot. Man breaks into my house; me: “just a minute sir, need to put my bracelet on.” #nj2as http://t.co/jIp55NH9Mm
— Brad Groves (@greatgroverino) April 7, 2014
Eric Holder is a f&$*ing idiot. Man breaks into my house; me: “just a minute sir, need to put my bracelet on.” #nj2as http://t.co/jIp55NH9Mm
— Brad Groves (@greatgroverino) April 7, 2014
Malkin, who has been a thorn in the side of the entire Obama administration from day-1, retweeted this photo and message along with her own personal close:
#BraceletsforHolder RT @EF517_V2 Dear Eric Holder, I have some bracelets for you. Love, Me pic.twitter.com/BMvOi8Npzv
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) April 8, 2014
Twitter user Paul picked up on this right away and thought, “Why stop at the wrist?”
Gun Runner Eric Holder Wants Gun Owners to Wear Government Approved Bracelets http://t.co/nQrUeLGCcD
— Paul (@PAC43) April 7, 2014
Just like universal gun registration, “smart gun” technology punishes the law-abiding citizen while doing nothing against the criminal.
Check out more tweets compiled by Twitchy here and here.
Watch Holder’s remarks below, then check out “ Ick! Kids complain about Michelle Obama’s school lunch in pictures; would her kids eat this?.”
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