Dem Congresswoman Mocks Concerned Pro-Gun Senior Citizen: 'You'd Probably Be Dead Anyway

U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) Credit: AP images

During a public forum on national gun control legislation hosted by the Denver Post editorial board on Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) mocked a concerned pro-gun senior citizen when he expressed his fears regarding how gun control will affect his ability to defend himself.

Among the scheduled panelists at the forum were DeGette, Ed Perlmutter (D-Colo.), Republican state Sen. Kevin Lundberg, and Larimer County Sheriff Justin Smith, according to the Denver Post.

"My question is: What about me?" the Denver citizen asked Rep. DeGette, arguing against limiting magazine capacity. "There may not be one bad guy that comes into my house… I have to change magazines? I am a serious disadvantage."

"What about me?" he repeated.

After arrogantly smirking at his question, DeGette replied: "The good news for you, you live in Denver. The [Denver Police Department] would be there within minutes."

"You'd probably be dead anyway if they had that kind of firepower," she added.

Watch the video of her comments below:

As Revealing Politics notes, Degette also seemingly revealed her lack of knowledge about ammunition magazines during the same public meeting.

Allison Sherry of the Denver Post writes:

Asked how a ban on magazines holding more than 15 rounds would be effective in reducing gun violence, DeGette said:

“I will tell you these are ammunition, they’re bullets, so the people who have those now they’re going to shoot them, so if you ban them in the future, the number of these high capacity magazines is going to decrease dramatically over time because the bullets will have been shot and there won’t be any more available.”

What she didn’t appear to understand is that a magazine can be reloaded with more bullets. According to the Shooter’s Log, only early on were magazines for AR-15s designed to be disposable, but the military changed that and now magazines are used several times. In handguns, a magazine is designed to be reused hundreds of times.

After her remarks, the audience in the forum at The Denver Post building chuckled.

"DeGette demonstrated her lack of knowledge as to what a magazine (not a clip) actually is: a reloadable container that houses ammunition, and can be used and reused. Her bill doesn’t ban the ammunition that is loaded into a magazine, and therefore her misconception that once high capacity magazines are shot they will 'decrease dramatically' exposes the complete lack of understanding of the very thing she is trying to legislate," Revealing Politics adds.

Watch below:

(H/T: GWP)

This story has been updated.