| | Before getting elected to Congress, Boebert was a [[gun rights]] advocate. She challenged [[Beto O'Rourke]] at an Aurora town hall meeting during his 2020 presidential campaign, saying, "I was one of the gun-owning Americans who heard you speak regarding your 'Hell yes I'm going to take your AR-15s and AK-47s. Well, I'm here to say hell no you're not.'"<ref>Montanaro, David. [https://www.foxnews.com/media/woman-confronts-beto-gun-confiscation-hell-no Woman confronts Beto on gun confiscation at town hall: 'I'm here to say, hell no you're not'], FOX News, September 20, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2021.</ref> | | Before getting elected to Congress, Boebert was a [[gun rights]] advocate. She challenged [[Beto O'Rourke]] at an Aurora town hall meeting during his 2020 presidential campaign, saying, "I was one of the gun-owning Americans who heard you speak regarding your 'Hell yes I'm going to take your AR-15s and AK-47s. Well, I'm here to say hell no you're not.'"<ref>Montanaro, David. [https://www.foxnews.com/media/woman-confronts-beto-gun-confiscation-hell-no Woman confronts Beto on gun confiscation at town hall: 'I'm here to say, hell no you're not'], FOX News, September 20, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2021.</ref> |
| − | She defied a lockdown in [[Colorado]] on [[Thanksgiving Day]] by declaring her large family get-together to be a funeral for a turkey, and thus within the exemption for funeral services. | + | She defied a lockdown in [[Colorado]] on [[Thanksgiving Day]] by declaring her large family get-together to be a funeral for a turkey, and thus within the exemption for funeral services.<ref>Padilla, Anica (November 27, 2020). [https://denver.cbslocal.com/2020/11/27/rep-elect-lauren-boebert-holds-turkey-funeral-guests-thanksgiving/ Rep.-Elect Lauren Boebert Holds ‘Turkey Funeral’ With 30 Guests On Thanksgiving]. ''CBS Denver''. Retrieved January 31, 2021.</ref> |