Epic fail, epic idiot....
(Taken from the Examiner, published in DC ((link)...)
As a native Virginiaian, I am sorry we have these people in this state...but I guess we all have a share of mental defectives.....
Provided verbatum, with my added comments in italics)
Del. Joe Morrissey, D-Highland Springs (Highland Springs is located near Richmond, was
established by a carpetbagger after the war and is the final resting place of a lot of dead yanks),
pulled the weapon out shortly after the day's session got underway, a time when legislators
typically welcome school groups and other visitors in the chamber's gallery.
Morrissey assured his colleagues the gun was not loaded and pointed it toward the ceiling as he
pleaded for Republican House Speaker Bill Howell to help push through a subcommittee the
assault weapons ban that Morrissey is proposing.
"A lot of people don't know that in many locations in the commonwealth, you can take this gun,
you can walk in the middle of Main Street loaded and not be in violation of the law," Morrissey
said. "Even though the law right now says you can't bring this gun into a high school or elementary
or middle school, there is nothing from keeping you from walking in front of [an elementary
school with a gun]."
A House subcommittee late Thursday effectively killed Morrissey's bill, which mirrored President
Obama's call for a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity ammo magazines following the mass
killing of 20 children and six adults at a Connecticut elementary school. The same panel also
rejected universal background checks for gun buyers and sent a proposal to arm school staff to
Gov. Bob McDonnell's school safety task force.
The AK-47 that Morrissey brought on the floor was borrowed from someone else, his office told
The Washington Examiner. He told Capitol Police about his plan in advance. Members of the
General Assembly, law enforcement personnel or anyone with a concealed weapon permit is
allowed to bring a gun into the Capitol.
Republicans in the chamber were not amused by Morrissey's stunt.
Del. Todd Gilbert, R-Woodstock, interrupted Morrissey's speech to ask him to take his finger out of
the trigger guard and later said that taking guns from citizens is what led to the Holocaust and mass
killings under the Soviet Gulag.
"Those who put the Second Amendment into the fabric of our nation understood that a government
that is formed and instituted by free people trust its citizens with the right to defend themselves
with arms," Gilbert said.
So now that you have read about Mr Morrissey's little tirade the was the result of his bill going down in flames (haha), you may ask to know a little more about him. Well this is off his web page:
Delegate Joseph D. Morrissey was sworn into the Virginia House of Delegates in Januray, 2008. He represents
the 74th District of Virginia which includes Charles City County, Henrico County, the City of Hopewell, the City
of Richmond, and Prince George County. He serves on both the Education Committee as well as the Health
Welfare & Institutions Committee.
Delegate Morrissey is a 1979 graduate of University of Virginia, where he majored in economics and
minored in chemistry. He received his law degree in 1982 from Georgetown University and a Masters-
in-Laws degree in 2003 from Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, where he was a visiting lecturer. Delegate
Morrissey taught law school for five years in both Ireland and Australia. He is a former high school
government teacher and wrestling coach. Delegate Morrissey is a former Commonwealth’s Attorney of
Richmond (1989-1993).
He currently lives in Highland Springs and is a member of the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Richmond,
Virginia. His community activities includes the Varina Lions Club, the Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club, and
the Special Olympics of Virginia. During his spare time, Delegate Morrissey enjoys various outdoor activities
including: boating, water skiing, running, horseback riding, and cycling.
It seems that according to Henrico County GIS, ole Joe lives out near the James River at 1308 Chaffins Bluff..nice place Joe..maybe you can find a nice place on the Hudson up in NY and be much more at home up there.
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