Rep. Tim Burchett's response to gun violence—the leading killer of U.S. children—stands in stark contrast to his zeal for banning drag shows: 'Dadgummit, we don't put up with that crap in Tennessee.'
Rep. Tim Burchett's response to the leading killer of U.S. children stands in stark contrast to his zeal for banning drag shows:"Dadgummit, we don't put up with that crap in Tennessee."U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett was accused of saying"the quiet part out loud" after the Tennessee Republican responded to theon Monday by arguing there's not much Congress can do to prevent mass shootings.
Speaking to reporters outside the U.S. Capitol Monday afternoon following the murder of three 9-year-old children and three staff at the Covenant School in Nashville, Burchett lamented the deaths andBut"we're not gonna fix it," he added, referring to U.S. mass shootings."Criminals are gonna be criminals," Burchett continued."My daddy fought in the Second World War, fought in the Pacific, fought the Japanese, and he told me, he said buddy...
"As a Christian, as we talk about in the church, and I've said this many times, I think we really need a revival in this country," he argued. Asked what could be done"to protect people like your little girl," Burchett said,"Well, we homeschool her." Burchett's nihilistic stance on gun violence stands in stark contrast to his ardent support for banning public drag shows"A grown man dressed up like a woman... dadgummit, we don't put up with that crap in Tennessee, and we shouldn't," Burchett
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