Cub Scout's Questions for Lawmaker Get Him Kicked Out of Den

A Colorado state senator was visiting, and Ames Mayfield had questions for her. 

Specifically, questions about gun control, as well as comments the lawmaker made back in 2013 regarding black people. As a result, Ames was kicked out of the organization that Sen. Vicki Marble was visiting. That organization is a Cub Scout den, and Ames is an 11-year-old fifth-grader. 

His mom tells the Denver Post the den leader was upset by Ames' questions for Marble on Oct. 9 and kicked him out; specifically, the den leader stopped the line of questioning after Ames asked, "Why on Earth would you want someone who beats their wife to have access to a gun?" the Denver Channel reports. His mom insists Ames did the research in advance of the meeting and came up with the questions on his own ("the only coaching I gave him was to be respectful"), though the GOP senator seems to disagree.

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