President Barack Obama may have to issue one more executive order on gun control once he finds out a shotgun was raffled off in a House of Representatives office building.
One of the main raffle prizes at Tuesday’s “Welcome to Congress” reception for members of the Congressional Sportmen’s Caucus was a Browning Silver shotgun, as BuzzFeed reported.
This is not too surprising considering the National Rifle Association was one of the event’s sponsors this year.
“The reception, which included 46 bipartisan Members of Congress, from both sides of the Capitol, focused on common issues of concern to sportsmen and women and served as an opportunity for members of the CSC to jointly agree on the need to move bipartisan, pro-sportsmen legislation in this Congress,” according to a statement from the caucus.
Some of the “46 bipartisan Members of Congress” who attended the event were Senator Kay Hagan (D-N.C.) and Reps. Bob Latta (R-Ohio), Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) and Rob Wittman (R-Va.).
“We want to make sure to get multiple bills through the House that are important to sportsmen and women, and it is very important to get the job done this year,” Latta, who is also co-chair of the caucus, said during the event.
Wonder if Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) knew there was a gun in the Cannon House office building this week — just on the other side of the Hill from her own office. No word on whether or not shotgun enthusiast Vice President Joe Biden attended the event.
