{"id":198330,"date":"2024-02-01T15:07:11","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T21:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=198330"},"modified":"2024-02-01T15:27:53","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T21:27:53","slug":"indiana-rep-jim-lucas-flashes-pistol-to-anti-gun-high-schoolers-internet-freaks-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/indiana-rep-jim-lucas-flashes-pistol-to-anti-gun-high-schoolers-internet-freaks-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Indiana Rep. Jim Lucas &#8216;Flashes&#8217; Pistol to Anti-Gun High Schoolers &#8212; Internet Freaks Out!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Indiana Rep. 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Jim Lucas (R) drew attention when he openly displayed his firearm to a group of high school students, reports <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tristatehomepage.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"indiana-rep-jim-lucas-flashes-pistol-to-anti-gun-high-schoolers-internet-freaks-out\" title=\"Indiana Rep. Jim Lucas 'Flashes' Pistol to Anti-Gun High Schoolers -- Internet Freaks Out!\"><em>WEHT\/WTVW<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The incident occurred during a discussion on gun control\u2014a subject the students were, as you might imagine, actively advocating for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lucas, in response to the students&#8217; mention of Australia&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/stop-using-australia-to-justify-banning-so-called-assault-weapons\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"indiana-rep-jim-lucas-flashes-pistol-to-anti-gun-high-schoolers-internet-freaks-out\" title=\"Indiana Rep. Jim Lucas 'Flashes' Pistol to Anti-Gun High Schoolers -- Internet Freaks Out!\">gun ban<\/a>, made a case for self-defense. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1012\" height=\"542\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-01-at-3.58.43-PM.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-198331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-01-at-3.58.43-PM.jpg 1012w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-01-at-3.58.43-PM-400x214.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-01-at-3.58.43-PM-150x80.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-01-at-3.58.43-PM-768x411.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1012px) 100vw, 1012px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">What are your thoughts?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He argued that true freedom includes the ability to defend oneself and demonstrated his point by revealing his own gun, which he carried responsibly under his jacket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m carrying [a gun] right now,\u201d Lucas tells the group of students, who were backed by the Bloomberg-<a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/uncategorized\/bloomberg-funded-group-announces-new-student-gun-control-group-wake-parkland-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"indiana-rep-jim-lucas-flashes-pistol-to-anti-gun-high-schoolers-internet-freaks-out\" title=\"Indiana Rep. Jim Lucas 'Flashes' Pistol to Anti-Gun High Schoolers -- Internet Freaks Out!\">funded<\/a> Students Demand Action. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSee, nothing about that makes me feel safe though,\u201d one of the students says. \u201cNothing about someone carrying a gun makes me feel safe. It makes me feel threatened.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-see-also-snl-jokes-de-banking-is-fiction-firearm-industry-knows-joke-s-on-them\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/snl-jokes-de-banking-is-fiction-firearm-industry-knows-jokes-on-them\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"indiana-rep-jim-lucas-flashes-pistol-to-anti-gun-high-schoolers-internet-freaks-out\" title=\"Indiana Rep. Jim Lucas 'Flashes' Pistol to Anti-Gun High Schoolers -- Internet Freaks Out!\">SNL Jokes De-Banking Is Fiction, Firearm Industry Knows Joke\u2019s on Them<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThose are feelings. I\u2019m talking facts,\u201d Rep. Jim Lucas responds.  \u201cPeople that want to kill you don\u2019t care about your feelings.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Indiana State Rep. Jim Lucas (R-Seymour) flashes his handgun at anti-gun violence advocates in the state Capitol.<br \/><br \/>LUCAS: &quot;There are little kids out there &#8230; Kids that are 8-, 9-, 10-year-olds that compete with handguns,&quot;<br \/><br \/>ACTIVIST: &quot;Nothing about that makes me feel safe.&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dpoEiXvB2T\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"indiana-rep-jim-lucas-flashes-pistol-to-anti-gun-high-schoolers-internet-freaks-out\" title=\"Indiana Rep. Jim Lucas 'Flashes' Pistol to Anti-Gun High Schoolers -- Internet Freaks Out!\">pic.twitter.com\/dpoEiXvB2T<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Heartland Signal (@HeartlandSignal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HeartlandSignal\/status\/1752793141759950939?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"indiana-rep-jim-lucas-flashes-pistol-to-anti-gun-high-schoolers-internet-freaks-out\" title=\"Indiana Rep. Jim Lucas 'Flashes' Pistol to Anti-Gun High Schoolers -- Internet Freaks Out!\">January 31, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the exchange, the Indiana Democratic Party raised concerns, citing the discomfort of at least one student who felt threatened by the act. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alana Trissel, 17, told the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"indiana-rep-jim-lucas-flashes-pistol-to-anti-gun-high-schoolers-internet-freaks-out\" title=\"Indiana Rep. Jim Lucas 'Flashes' Pistol to Anti-Gun High Schoolers -- Internet Freaks Out!\">Associated Press<\/a>, &#8220;Since a state legislator had shown a weapon, I felt all the more powerless.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I felt scared. I felt alone.  I was timid and almost petrified with fear,&#8221; she added. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, Lucas took to social media to express his concerns over what he perceives as an indoctrination leading to an irrational fear of firearms, which he believes are a fundamental tool for protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I fear for, and pity those that are being indoctrinated to fear that which is their best means of self-defense,&#8221; he wrote, per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/indiana-lawmaker-flashes-holstered-gun-students-protesting-gun-control-state-capitol\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"indiana-rep-jim-lucas-flashes-pistol-to-anti-gun-high-schoolers-internet-freaks-out\" title=\"Indiana Rep. Jim Lucas 'Flashes' Pistol to Anti-Gun High Schoolers -- Internet Freaks Out!\"><em>Fox News<\/em><\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;People are also being indoctrinated to depend on government for their &#8216;safety,&#8217; even when shown that government has clearly ruled that government doesn\u2019t have the duty to protect us,&#8221; Lucas continued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, what say you?  Do you think Rep. Lucas handled the situation well? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong><em>*** <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"indiana-rep-jim-lucas-flashes-pistol-to-anti-gun-high-schoolers-internet-freaks-out\" title=\"Indiana Rep. 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