Blocking Scalise Testimony Shows Democrats' True Colors

The Democrats seem to think they have all the answers, because they just blocked a victim of gun violence from testifying about gun control legislation — and it just so happens to be one of their own colleagues.

That’s right, despite being shot by a crazed Democrat gunman, Rep. Steve Scalise was barred from testifying before the House Judiciary Committee about his experience as a victim at the congressional baseball practice shooting less than two years ago — even though that courtesy is traditionally extended to any lawmaker who wishes to speak on a given issue.

“I was surprised, because it’s unprecedented,” Rep. Scalise told Fox News about being banned from the hearing. “In the past, when we were in charge on the Republican side, if the Democrats selected among one of their witnesses to be a sitting member of Congress, we always gave them the courtesy of testifying in a proper setting, and we were asking for that same courtesy — and they denied it.”

The hearing was centered around HR 8, a bill to impose so-called “universal” background checks on gun purchases and transfers.

A closer reading, however, shows the bill’s gun control provisions are actually far more extensive than its innocent-sounding name suggests. If enforced to the letter, for instance, the proposed law could put millions of gun owners in prison.
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