Sen. Lindsey Graham dragged on Twitter after boasting that he owned an AR-15 to fight "gangs"

The South Carolina Republican claimed on Fox News that he needed a rifle to "protect" himself from "gangs"

Published March 28, 2021 4:29PM (EDT)

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) at a press conference on Capitol Hill on Friday, March 5, 2021 in Washington, DC.  (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) at a press conference on Capitol Hill on Friday, March 5, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

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Sen. Lindsey Graham's admission on Fox News that he owns an AR-15 to fight off hoards of "gangs" coming to his house after a natural disaster was greeted with rolled eyes and massive mockery on Sunday morning -- with one critic dismissing his boast by writing, "Only gang he will see are selling cookies."

Speaking with Chris Wallace, the South Carolina Republican stated, I own an AR-15. If there's a natural disaster in South Carolina where the cops can't protect my neighborhood, my house will be the last ones that the gangs will come to because I can defend myself."

And with that, the ridicule of Graham began -- as you can see below:


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