Name: Controversial GOP rep. Lauren Boebert claims she started carrying a gun after a man was beaten to death behind her restaurant. He actually died of a drug overdose.
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Controversial GOP rep. Lauren Boebert claims she started carrying a gun after a man was beaten to death behind her restaurant. He actually died of a drug overdose.

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Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.Redeem nowSign up for our newsletter to receive our top stories based on your reading preferences — delivered daily to your inbox.Something is loading.Colorado lawmaker Lauren Boebert once again used a bogus story about a man being "beaten to death" outside her restaurant to advocate for gun rights, despite the local police department debunking her claims after an autopsy showed that the man had died from a drug overdose.&nbsp;Boebert was speaking on the House floor during Wednesday's debate on bills that might expand background checks before guns can be purchased.&nbsp;"There was an altercation outside my restaurant where a man was physically beat to death, there were no weapons involved, he was beat to death by another man's hands," she said, referring to a 2013 incident outside her Shooters Grill restaurant in Rifle, Colorado.Boebert used the story to justify why she and the staff at her restaurant all carry guns at work."I have a lot of young girls who work in my restaurant and we needed an equalizer."However, it was reported by the Colorado Sun newspaper in September last year that the Rifle Police Department had no record of such a murder.&nbsp;The police department told the newspaper that a man had indeed died down the street from the gun-themed Shooters Grill restaurant in August, but that an autopsy indicated that he had died after overdosing on drugs.&nbsp;Yahoo News reported that this was , as she told the same story multiple times when running for office.&nbsp;Boebert has had an eventful first few months in Congress.&nbsp;In January, she clashed with Capitol police after that were put in place as part of new security rules after the Capitol riot.&nbsp;She also for "not being tough enough," calling him a "child" and telling him to "give (his) keyboard a rest."&nbsp;Boebert's comments came after Hogg called out Boebert and her fellow freshman Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene on Twitter In February, she also drew flack for attending a Zoom call with House committee colleagues .&nbsp;She was also criticized this week for releasing an attack ad against Nancy Pelosi that featured .&nbsp;Sign up for notifications from Insider! Stay up to date with what you want to know.Subscribe to push notificationsAn icon in the shape of a lightning bolt.Keep readingTwo crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.

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