{"id":1801,"date":"2013-04-04T07:21:03","date_gmt":"2013-04-04T15:21:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/politicalhat.com\/?p=1801"},"modified":"2013-04-04T07:21:03","modified_gmt":"2013-04-04T15:21:03","slug":"we-dont-need-gun-control-we-need-politician-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/2013\/04\/04\/we-dont-need-gun-control-we-need-politician-control\/","title":{"rendered":"We Don&#8217;t Need Gun Control &#8211; We Need Politician Control"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The insanity and drama surrounding Nevada Democrat politician Steven Brooks has finally reached a crescendo at the end of a police chase.\u00a0 Now-former Assemblyman Steven Brooks was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lvrj.com\/news\/nevada-assemblyman-brooks-arrested-charged-with-threat-against-assembly-speaker-187629061.html\" target=\"_blank\">arrested<\/a> for <a href=\"http:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/bulletins\/gd\/NVNLASV-67e5d8\" target=\"_blank\">threatening<\/a> the Nevada Assembly Speaker (a fellow Democrat), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reviewjournal.com\/news\/crime-courts\/assemblyman-brooks-arrested-again-faces-possible-expulsion\" target=\"_blank\">arrested<\/a> <em>again<\/em> for a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ktnv.com\/news\/local\/190599581.html\" target=\"_blank\">domestic disturbance<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reviewjournal.com\/news\/crime-courts\/assemblyman-brooks-sent-hospital-evaluation\" target=\"_blank\">mentally evaluated<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reviewjournal.com\/news\/nevada-legislature\/nevada-assembly-ousts-embattled-legislator-brooks\" target=\"_blank\">kicked-out<\/a> of the Nevada Assembly, and finally arrested a <em>third<\/em> time after a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reviewjournal.com\/news\/crime-courts\/former-assemblyman-brooks-arrested-california-multiple-charges\" target=\"_blank\">car chase<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1802\" title=\"Insane_Assemblyman\" src=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Insane_Assemblyman.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"528\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Insane_Assemblyman.jpg 528w, https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Insane_Assemblyman-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Despite his initial threats against the Assembly Speaker, he was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lvrj.com\/news\/assemblyman-released-from-jail-187759091.html\" target=\"_blank\">released<\/a> on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lasvegassun.com\/news\/2013\/jan\/21\/assemblyman-arrested-threat-lawmaker-free-bail\/\" target=\"_blank\">bail<\/a> and allowed to be sworn in and serve as Assemblyman, though he was clearly made not welcome.\u00a0 After it became clear that Brooks was unable to exercise his function as a legislator, he became the first Nevada Assemblyman to be expelled from the Nevada Assembly.\u00a0 His downward trajectory culminated in his arrest in California after a highway chase resulted in Brooks hitting a dog with a wrench, and getting subdued with a TASER.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7jIcaGF7Zbo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!--more-->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Brooks was a gun owner and threw a handgun out of his car window when he was being chased near Barstow.\u00a0 While some may point out that this is a reason for gun control, it actually demonstrates that the mere presence of a gun (even in the hands of crazy like Brooks) does not mean that gun related crime will automatically occur, and that a man like Brooks can cause violence and chaos without recourse to a gun.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Brooks is proof that we <em>don&#8217;t<\/em> need &#8220;gun control,&#8221; but that we need <em>politician<\/em> control.\u00a0 The ultimate assurance against a man like Brooks is an informed electorate who are involved in the community, and willing to elevate statesmen, and prevent the elevation of people like Brooks.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A little Steven Brooks mood music:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RijB8wnJCN0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It ought to be noted that though Brooks has not been convicted of crime, nor deemed mentally incompetent by the courts, he was expelled from the Assembly, while another Assemblyman who was <a title=\"Even Without An Eligible Candidate on the Ballot, Democrats Still Win\" href=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/2012\/11\/20\/even-without-an-eligible-candidate-on-the-ballot-democrats-still-win\/\" target=\"_blank\">not legally<\/a> <a title=\"Law-Breaking Democrat Wins Election He WASN\u2019T Eligible For\" href=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/2012\/12\/19\/law-breaking-democrat-wins-election-he-wasnt-eligible-for\/\" target=\"_blank\">on the ballot<\/a> is\u00a0<em>still<\/em> serving in office&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The insanity and drama surrounding Nevada Democrat politician Steven Brooks has finally reached a crescendo at the end of a police chase.\u00a0 Now-former Assemblyman Steven Brooks was arrested for threatening the Nevada Assembly Speaker (a fellow Democrat), arrested again for &hellip; 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