--- title: Rep. Ralph Norman Pulls Gun at Constituent Meeting description: During a "Coffee with Constituents" event Friday, Rep. Ralph Norman pulled out his gun and placed it on the table canonical: https://time.com/5231886/rep-ralph-norman-gun/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-04-07T14:51:40.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T19:54:15.577Z article:section: Politics og:title: Rep. Ralph Norman Pulls Gun at Constituent Meeting og:description: "I’m not going to be a Gabby Giffords." og:url: https://time.com/5231886/rep-ralph-norman-gun/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbeae7daa162ea27b/69892d1bab6d771fd36b2535/ralph-norman-gun-event.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3584 og:image:height: 2016 og:image:alt: Rep. Ralph Norman og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Rep. 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Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call by [Lisa Marie Segarra](https://time.com/author/lisa-marie-segarra/) ## Lisa Marie Segarra Apr 7, 2018 2:51 PM UTC During a “Coffee with Constituents” event Friday, Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) pulled out his gun and placed it on the table. Norman kept the loaded .38-caliber handgun out while speaking about gun rights, according to [USA _Today_](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2018/04/07/congressman-draws-gun-meeting-constituents/495736002/). “I’m not going to be a Gabby Giffords,” Norman said at the event, referencing the former Arizona congresswoman who was shot during an event with constituents in 2011. Norman also said that he would continue bringing his gun to future constituent meetings, telling [_The Post and Courier_](https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/u-s-rep-ralph-norman-pulls-out-loaded-gun-in/article%5Fea97bda0-39d3-11e8-b120-3b253f2be91e.html)_,_ “I’m tired of these liberals jumping on the guns themselves as if they are the cause of the problem. Guns are not the problem.” Gifford’s husband, retired NASA astronaut Mike Kelly spoke out after Norman’s comments saying the South Carolina representative is “no Gabby Giffords.” “Americans are increasingly faced with a stark choice: leaders like Gabby, who work hard together to find solutions to problems, or extremists like the NRA and Congressman Norman, who rely on intimidation tactics and perpetuating fear,” Kelly said, according to USA _Today_. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5231886/rep-ralph-norman-gun/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5231886/rep-ralph-norman-gun/"},"headline":"'I’m Not Going to Be a Gabby Giffords.' Rep. 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