I try (kind of) to keep politics out of this blog (mostly). Sadly, political discourse has become all too toxic and divisive in culture and society. Nonetheless, I've been sitting on this one for quite some time. And, well, it just really wanted to be posted. Besides, who am I to deny a post that wants to be posted?

BACKSTORY:

(From Washington Post article)

A Democratic lawmaker who was screaming about Republicans' approach to gun violence soon got into a tense altercation with one of his conservative colleagues. An animated Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., a former principal, came off the floor and began telling reporters to continue to press GOP members on their views on the issue of guns and shootings.

"Please ask them. Don't let them off the hook," Bowman said.

"Ask them about gun violence. What are they doing about it? Nothing! They don't have the courage," he insisted. "They're cowards."

Though most members just walked past Bowman, Rep. Thomas Massie, a Republican from Kentucky, decided to engage.

"What are you talking about?" he asked.

"I'm talking about gun violence," Bowman responded.

"There's never been a school shooting in a school that allows teachers to carry," Massie tried to argue. "Carry guns!!! More guns lead to more death!" Bowman retorted.

Massie told Bowman multiple times to calm down, prompting Bowman to exclaim:

"Calm down? Children are dying! Nine-year-old children!"

After Bowman left the Capitol, still yelling, Massie told reporters: "Next week, I'm reintroducing a repeal of the federal Gun-Free School Zones Act. It's the deadliest bill that's ever been passed."

MY STORY:

(From Matt's Mind)

Naturally, I had to watch the altercation. Upon viewing the actual footage, my mind immediately saw this (video) as the scene's interpretation: