Amman, Jordan - A Jordanian MP was arrested after firing a Kalashnikov assault rifle in parliament at a colleague on Tuesday, without causing injuries, judicial and parliamentary sources said. "The prosecutor general of Amman on Tuesday ordered the detention for 15 days of Talal al-Sharif after he opened fire on MP Qusay al-Damissi in the Chamber of Deputies building," said the judicial source. He faces charges including attempted murder, possession of unlicenced firearms and resisting the security forces.
Sharif was expelled from parliament and Damissi suspended for one year, according to Jordan's official Petra news agency. The source said the shooting came after an argument broke out in parliament on Sunday between Damissi and another member, Yahia al-Saud. Video footage emerged showing Damissi removing his shoes and Saud his belt during the dispute, which flared due to differences over parliamentary procedure, before they were separated.
In July 2012, a live television debate on domestic issues between two deputies also degenerated into fisticuffs before one of them pulled out a gun and was overpowered.
I thought our government was dysfunctional, but try to imagine this scene happening in the picture above. Someone just starts firing an AK wildly at a fellow statesman. The kicker is the guy who was shot at was suspended for a whole year for removing his shoes. How are these guys allowed to be packing heat after the previous year's debate?
On a serious note, taking off your belt shits on removing your shoes as a pre-fight power move. It looks like MP Damissi dodged quite a few bullets.
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