Who Is Lauren Boebert? The Gun-Rights Activist And Congresswoman

Who is Lauren Boebart: Lauren Boebert is a politician, businesswoman, and gun-rights activist who is currently as US Representative.

She had recently released a new video that showed herself loading a gun and explaining why she is arming herself. The video shows Boebert loading her gun and slipping it into her holster before she walked through Washington, DC.

Let me tell you why I WILL carry my Glock to Congress.

Government does NOT get to tell me or my constituents how we are allowed to keep our families safe.

I promise to always stand strong for our 2nd Amendment rights.https://t.co/E75tYpdN4B pic.twitter.com/qg7QGenrNo

— Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) January 4, 2021

Who Is Lauren Boebert?

1. Lauren Boebert is a gun-rights activist Republican congresswoman from Colorado.
2. She owns the restaurant Shooters Grill in Colorado. The staff members of her restaurant are encouraged to openly carry firearms.
3. In 2020, she obtained her General Educational Development (GED) and proceeded to become a pipeliner. A pipeliner is a member of a team that builds and maintains pipelines.
4. Boebert and her colleague Doug Lamborn were accused of “helping incite violence” during the storming of the United States Capitol on January 6.
5. While the US Capitol was being stormed, Boebert tweeted information about the location of members such as Nancy Pelosi.
6. Boebert’s Twitter account was blocked by Twitter on January 13. The account was unblocked on January 20 by Twitter with the statement that the staff "took the incorrect enforcement action."
7. She was also criticised for her attack advertisement against Pelosi. The advertisement featured shooting sound effects and called on Pelosi to ‘tear down’ the fence surrounding the US Capitol building.

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