Michigan Man To Biden: Come See ‘My Baby’
July 30, 2007, 12:02pm
Jered Townsend of Clio, Mich., touched a nerve of Sen. Joe Biden during last week’s CNN/YouTube debate when he grabbed his assault rifle and asked the Democratic candidates what they would do to protect “my baby.”
Biden’s response: “I don’t know that he is mentally qualified to be owning that gun. I’m being serious…. I hope he doesn’t come looking for me.”
Well, Biden’s nightmare has come true. Townsend is looking for him — to come to Michigan and see the gun in question for himself, shoot it at a local shooting range there and then explain why he thinks such guns should be banned. Or if that plan doesn’t work for Biden, D-Del., Townsend said he would be happy to go on CNN and debate Biden about gun control.
“If you have a felony, you shouldn’t have a gun,” said Townsend, who also extended the offer to Biden via an interview with the Reason magazine blog Hit & Run. “I myself have no criminal background. I am free and clear. … I am an average citizen with a hobby, and this happens to be it. … I’m not a criminal, and I’m not mentally unstable.”
You can hear all of that and more, including a tutorial on assault weapons, in Townsend’s new 10-minute YouTube video.
The Politico reported last week that after the debate, Biden e-mailed Townsend with his telephone number and even offered to go hunting in Michigan.
Sounds like an excellent photo op will be coming soon. And I can’t wait to see the YouTube video of the twosome on the trail (the one in the woods, not on the campaign circuit) — Biden with his 10-gauge shotgun and Townsend with his assault rifle. The poor deer don’t stand a chance.
Categories: Delaware, Gun Rights, Sen. Joseph Biden Jr., Presidency 2008, Joseph Biden Jr.
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July 31st, 2007 at 4:59 pm
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