‘We Found 19 Loaded Handguns’: RNC Crowd Cheers Wildly When Vance Recalls What He Discovered at Grandma’s House

Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) accepted the Republican vice presidential nomination on Wednesday night and delivered a well-received address that involved a story about finding loaded guns throughout the house of his deceased grandmother.

On Monday, the 39-year-old former businessman and author of the bestselling Hillbilly Elegy was tapped by former President Donald Trump to be his running mate.

Speaking at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday night, Vance told a crowd-pleaser of an anecdote about his grandmother.

“And our movement, ladies and gentlemen, is about grandparents all across this country who are living on Social Security and raising grandchildren they didn’t expect to raise,” he said.”And while we are on the topic of grandparents, let me tell you another Mamaw story. My Mamaw died shortly before I left for Iraq in 2005. And when we went through her things, we found 19 loaded handguns.”

Members of the audience guffawed and cheered. Vance explained further.

“Now, the thing is, they were stashed all over her house,” the senator continued. “Under her bed, in her closet, in the silverware drawer. And we wondered what was going on. And it occurred to us that towards the end of her life, Mamaw couldn’t get around so well. And so, this frail old woman made sure that no matter where she was, she was within arm’s length of whatever she needed to protect her family. That’s who we fight for. That’s American spirit!”

The crowd cheered wildly before Vance led a chant of “U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.!”

Watch above via MSNBC.

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