N.J. GOPer: If My Rival Comes To Your Door, 'Get Your Gun'

[highplainsdem]

Source: Talking Points Memo

A Republican candidate running for the New Jersey state Senate urged an group of gun rights activists earlier this month to get their guns if approached by his Democratic opponent.

The candidate, Atlantic County Sheriff Frank Balles, was discussing his Democratic opponent, state Sen. Jim Whelan, on Oct. 7 in front of the New Jersey Second Amendment Society.

"When someone's been elected for 30 years and he comes knocking on your door and tells you, 'Listen, this is what I want to do to help you,' quickly close your door, go inside," Balles said.

A member of the audience quickly interjected, "And get your gun!"

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Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/new-jersey-state-senate-candidate-when-my-opponent-approaches-you-go-back-inside-and-get-your-gun

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Balles's response:

"And get your gun, exactly!"


Video at the link above. Those remarks are at about the 4-minute mark, according to the article.

[Vashta Nerada]

1. People who talk like this need to get their gun rights revoked.

It's obvious they're not right in the head.

[JustAnotherGen]

2. My god

They've lost their god damned minds down there!

[ffr]

3. Let's not forget that little kids are impressionable too.

Don't think of them as adults. They're not.

[Skittles]

4. paranoid gun humpers

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[efhmc]

5. Threatening and scary. Would Balles be liable if someone actually did that?

[SummerSnow]

11. I would charge him

[efhmc]

13. Keep the video handy.

[bluesbassman]

6. Well their leaders in DC just tried using a double barreled shotgun on the country...

So I guess they feel entitled.

Idiots.

[highplainsdem]

9. Read the entire OP and article. Balles DID say that -- he agreed with and echoed

the audience member who said it first.

Because of LBN restrictions to four paragraphs of the story, I had to quote what Balles said in response to that audience member in the comments, but those were directly under the quote with the first four paragraphs from the article.

The title of the OP -- which is accurate -- is TPM's headline.

[abq e streeter]

10. "Balles quickly responded, "And get your gun, exactly!" "

[Bernardo de La Paz]

8. Right Wing Authoritarian Bully Boys. Gun cowards. Out of ideas, so they use a gun to make a point.

However, it is not the point they think they are making.

[MissNostalgia]

12. "And get your gun, exactly!"

Its sad Im not shocked by this violent rhetoric anymore, its now the norm for republicans to sound like terrorist. Also I want to predict his campaign donations sky rocket because of this.

[calimary]

14. Sweet Jesus...

[olddad56]

15. for some men, a gun is a phallic symbol. He is just compensating.

[PeoViejo]

22. For a tiny Penis?

[Ikonoklast]

16. Why do these idiots think Republicans are the only gun owners in this nation?

According to many polls, 50% of Democratic households own firearms.

And we know how to use them.

[IrishAyes]

25. I've been openly threatened more than once by the local militia

Being among the 50% you mention is probably the only reason I'm still alive to write this. I've outbluffed them so far, and it's questionable whether they hate or fear me more. When the House went GOP last midterm, our locals loaded a pickup truck with rifle and shotgun toting 'patriots', then paraded back and forth in front of my house hooting and hollering like a pack of mad dogs. But they know I'm armed and have the world's best alarm system - dogs - so they stick to intimidation for now. I went outside to greet them with a camera, waved, and joked, "Smile for the little birdie, boys!" That's when they left. But they're only in temporary hiding.

They know I'm from a longstanding military family and a crack shot (I call it a crackpot shot), and one of them thinks I'm an actual, real life WITCH because I once joked about the pins in his doll. Besides, like most of them, he's paranoid as a goose and not half as smart.

[Fuddnik]

18. I thought Nucky Thompson was dead.

[Contrary1]

19. I'm pretty sure Balles will issue a statement regarding this:

"I'm sorry if anyone misunderstood my remark and was offended."

[onehandle]

20. A Representative Of Responsible Gun Ownership Says Something. nt

[W T F]

21. If a child said this in school, he would be arrested.

[LongTomH]

23. I've been expecting something like this for years...............

........with all the hate speech and the looney-tunes "2nd amendment remedies" rhetoric! What next? Probably an overt act of violence!

[Myrina]

24. Whatever happened to "and my opponent, Mr. xxx is an honorable man ..."

How they used to refer to each other in cordial (maybe not friendly) and professonal terms, showing respect for their colleagues?


What a bunch of fucking nutbag bullies these people have let out of the barn ...

[RandiFan1290]

26. This is who they are

They want to shoot us

[Rebellious Republican]

27. Gets a a rousing endorsement from his cousin in PA......

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