“You know what these houses did not have that were built 100 years ago? … Locks! Locks! Now I ask you all, what happened to that country?”
— Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA) makes a very confusing argument against gun reform at House Oversight Committee hearing
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The Yale pin tumbler lock was invented in 1848, 174 years ago.
The earliest versions of locks were used by the Egyptians, 6,000 years ago.
Clay just doesn’t want any blame to fall on the NRA.
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No one ever said Clay Higgins is a brilliant debater.
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He's off script. He was supposed to be talking about doors.
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If someone shoots a lock with an AR-15, is the door still locked?
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