There was a tragic, shooting incident at a mall in Copenhagen, Denmark, yesterday. Three people were killed and four injured. Police later arrested a 22-year-old Danish man with a history of mental health problems. They believe it was a random attack and not terrorism-related.
Such shootings are rare in Denmark. The country averages around 49 murders each year, and not all of those are gun-related.
For Colorado GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert, it was an opportunity to remind everyone how right she believes she is when it comes to gun laws.
There was just a mass shooting in Denmark, a country with some of the strictest gun laws in Europe.
It’s time to admit that gun laws DO NOT stop mass shootings!
— Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) July 3, 2022
“There was just a mass shooting in Denmark, a country with some of the strictest gun laws in Europe,” Boebert tweeted. “It’s time to admit that gun laws DO NOT stop mass shootings!”
For context, what happened in Denmark yesterday was the worst gun attack in the country since February 2015, when a 22-year-old man was killed in a shootout with police after going on a shooting spree that left two people dead and five officers injured. The country has not had a school shooting since 1994.
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Online, many reacted to Boebert’s tweet with some hard facts.
First one in Denmark this year. You had over 300. You must be joking
— Ståle (@StleKvale) July 3, 2022
Denmark’s last mass shooting before this one was in 2015. We average more than one each day.
Do you have the ability to put those two facts together into some sort of coherent hypothesis?
You really should have finished high school.
— weasel (@weaselx86) July 3, 2022
denmark vs usa in gun violence deaths https://t.co/7JgGh2YN7q pic.twitter.com/xcvQPs2O3q
— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) July 3, 2022
Gun violence deaths per 100,000 people in developed economies: https://t.co/ptYpgVhvmV
U.S.: 3.964
Denmark: 0.141
She’s lying because there are no consequences for her lies. https://t.co/uG0IvlNSVI
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 3, 2022
Canada has had a few mass shootings. And I say again, only a few. Every country falls victim to them on occasion. But not EVERY DAY like we’re seeing in the USA. Strict gun laws do work. None at all is extremely negligent.
— Vicki Campbell🇨🇦 (@merry123459) July 3, 2022
The last mass shooting in Denmark was in 1994, 28 years ago. The last mass shooting in the US was yesterday, then there were 3 on Saturday, 2 on Friday, another 2 on Thursday…
— Jordan (@jordanbhx) July 4, 2022
— Britt Nessie (@DemocraticDaisy) July 3, 2022
Related: Lauren Boebert tries to take the moral high ground. Fails miserably.
Boebert even dismissed claims that gun laws might reduce deaths, even if they don’t eliminate them completely.
Ask Chicago’s murder mayor how that’s working out.
— Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) July 3, 2022
Boebert has made a name for herself for being one of the most pro-guns lawmakers in Congress. She made headlines last December when she posted a family holidays photo in which all her sons carried rifles.
The Boeberts have your six, @RepThomasMassie!
(No spare ammo for you, though) pic.twitter.com/EnDYuXaHDF
— Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) December 8, 2021
Covid Hermit
A shooting event in Denmark is newsworthy because it is such a RARE occurrence. Unlike in this country, where it’s greeted with, “Oh, another one. Whatever.”
Fname Optional Lname
Her poor children. They will either grow up and follow her ignorance or they will realize who their mother really is and want to hide under a rock. They are screwed either way.
monty clift
Can you at least censor her face, Queerty? No one should have to look at it.
shva08
Sadly, you can’t fix stupid.
Mack
What I came in to say. You really can’t, especially with her. She seems to wear it on her sleeves.
Al
I saw a thin woman eating a cupcake. That proves that Twinkies don’t cause obesity
white-queer-african
She sure is one dumb c*nt! Just one of the many repukelicans. Including her orange turd god.
Mr. Stadnick
The only good thing about this idiot is knowing who actually is the stupidest woman in the USA. She revels in her ignorance and has become a spokesperson for stupidity.
Prax07
Boebert & Greene…poster women for why abortion access is necessary.
Mack
Maybe an great ad.
Jim
She is SO ignorant. Finish high school? She needs to go back to elementary school but I doubt she’d finish.
gregg2010
She’s as stupid as the people who elected her.
GrizzOH2020
Stupidest kkkunt, ever.
Bosch
Hahahaha boebert can’t math.
white-queer-african
AND that other dumb c*nt repukelican @Mario MIA?
MISTERJETT
this stupid cow.
Burtram Fidelity
Ug, that POS rhymes with Runt.
Mario
CIVIQS poll (July 3, 2022):
Joe Biden’s approval rating: 30% (lowest on record); disapproval rating: 62%
Harvard/Harris poll (July 1, 2022):
“Does the Supreme Court’s decision on abortion make you more likely to vote in the midterms for a Democrat, for a Republican or not affect how you vote in the midterms?”
Answer: “Thirty-six percent said Democrat, 36 percent said Republican, and 29 percent said no effect.”
So Biden is the worst president in history and abortion will have no impact on the coming midterms.
This must make Democrats very, very sad.
Den
What makes us sad is to see a hetero idiot like you who thinks stupidity is wisdom. the importance of a president is not measured by popularity polls, which are more indicative of the short sightedness and poor judgement of people like you.
History will show, as it already shows how Democratic presidents are all too often forced to deal with the mess made by republicans, and their popularity suffers for it. The right never understands much but simply reacts to the lies of corrupt politicians, grifters and corporate hacks. You are one of the two perfect examples of that here, straight boy!
Kangol2
We just had a domestic terrorist attack in Highland Park, Illinois, one of the wealthiest suburbs of Chicago. A gunman killed 6 people and wounded over a dozen. Gun violence, lax guns laws, and the lack of gun control are a serious problem in the US. Chicago experienced a spate of gun-related violence. The Russian-funded NRA and right-wing fanatics don’t care, but the rest of us should, because things will get even worse as states, empowered by radical, extremist, theocratic SCOTUS, guts gun re
TBH
She is living proof that gun laws DO work.
Jimmynj
She is truly one of the most ignorant people in Congress. Perhaps she should have finished high school instead of failing the GED 3 times. She needs to be voted out of office.
Jack
Colorado. We’re not going to tell you ONE. MORE. TIME. Get your GD dog out of our yard.
BaltoSteve
Here’s the thing, she is only putting out what her sponsor wants her to. Just another woman trying to make that coin. Granted the centerfold for the NRA, trying to indoctrinate and groom her kids while living with their criminal father.
johncp56
ill get kick off but I,m so sick of this hate-filled twat!!!, and her friend MTG the human moose knuckle
tell her to go stand in the middle of the next parade