Check Out Allen West’s New Tattoo (PHOTO)

FILE - In this July 30, 2011, file photo, Rep. Allen West, R-Fla., talks about the standoff between Democrats and Republicans over the debt crisis on Capitol Hill in Washington. West said he believes 75-plus House De... FILE - In this July 30, 2011, file photo, Rep. Allen West, R-Fla., talks about the standoff between Democrats and Republicans over the debt crisis on Capitol Hill in Washington. West said he believes 75-plus House Democrats are members of the Communist Party, a claim that echoed Joe McCarthy's unsubstantiated 1950s charges that communists had infiltrated the top ranks of the U.S. government. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) MORE LESS
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Former Florida congressman Allen West is sporting some new ink on his arm about the right to bear arms.

West tattooed the phrase “molon labe” onto his right forearm. The phrase translates from Greek to “come and take them” and is used by Tea Party and gun rights activists, according to the National Review.

The Aces High Tattoo Shop posted a photo of West’s tattoo to Instagram:

H/t Huffington Post

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  1. “molon labe”

    You spelled moron wrong.

  2. He should have had idiot tatted on his forehead too

  3. and “lame” is spelled with an “m”.

  4. Avatar for mantan mantan says:

    Melon lobe…now that explains alot.

  5. The # of guns confiscated by the Obama Administration is in the zero millions.

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