Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) on Wednesday said the shooting that injured five people at a Republican congressional baseball team practice in Virginia lasted about 10 minutes.
The shooting lasted “five to 10 minutes. There were dozens if not hundreds of shots fired,” Barton said on MSNBC. “It was scary.”
He said those on the field took cover.
“Some of us were in the dugout, some of us were on the ground,” Barton said. “I was behind the dugout.”
He described the shooter as “a middle-aged man, blue jeans and a blue shirt.”
“I think he was anglo,” Barton said, meaning Anglo-Saxon. “And he had a rifle and I think he had an automatic pistol but I wouldn’t swear to it.”
An eyewitness on ABC said it was a Kalashnikov, a Russian assault rifle…
Smokey Joe wasn’t carrying? Smokey Joe want’s every other Tom, Dick, and Harry to be armed to the teeth but he wasn’t carrying, what a effing hypocrite!
Too soon? Gun control republican law makers? I feel for everyone, but come on folks, we are all thinking it. Gun control? NRA still worth it?
I hope this tragic event evolves into something healthy, like a debate on gun control in this country.
I wish the best for all the victims and speedy recoveries but I would be a hypocrite not to mention the obvious, no matter the poor timing.
Joe Barton is proof that so-called “eyewitnesses” are notoriously unreliable.
Joe Barton is a Fake Witness.
After describing the scene where the shooting took place, Rep Barton proceeded to defend the shooter’s Constitutional and God-given right to carry the assault weapon, recited the Pledge of Allegiance and screamed, “Make America Great Again!”.