Jamie Raskin, a Maryland state senator, is totally serious about listening to debate about Gov. Martin O’Malley’s anti-gun push. In an image being circulated on Twitter, a man identified as Raskin demonstrates his absolute laser-like focus during a hearing on proposed gun control legislation.

@jamie_raskin thanks for playing chess instead of listening to testimony… glad we pay you for that. pic.twitter.com/41BkLYfH — OCCBrian (@CittiFo) February 7, 2013

Check out a closeup image at Breitbart.com.

MD Senator plays chess during testimony on new state gun-grabbing law: Nice.@joelpollak.picture of Senator Ra… http://t.co/HUh1XyRm — Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) February 7, 2013

Evidently focusing on testimony is above his pay grade.

https://twitter.com/InTheFrayToStay/status/299526693574557696

https://twitter.com/nwattack/status/299521713497055233

Sen Raskin playing computer chess while citizens were testifying. What a shameful disgrace to the office. #Maryland pic.twitter.com/OFGpWE9C — Liberty's Specter (@libertysspecter) February 7, 2013

Raskin is one of the ghouls shamelessly using the Newtown tragedy to further an anti-freedom agenda. “I think there’s a concern that the spirit of Newtown — that resolve — is already beginning to slip away,” he said. No word on whether he was playing Minesweeper at the time.

Tweets from an unverified account that appears to belong to the state senator:

@GovernorOMalley's package of gun safety laws, includes licensing firearms in our state and banning assault weapons. This is our chance. — Jamie Raskin (@jamie_raskin) January 18, 2013

Everybody come march tomorrow for common sense gun safety laws and a ban on assault weapons! http://t.co/Retwwo4l — Jamie Raskin (@jamie_raskin) January 25, 2013

After massacres at VA Tech, the Amish schoolhouse, Cong. Gifford's meeting in AZ, the Sikh Temple in WI, and Newtwon, it is time to act! — Jamie Raskin (@jamie_raskin) February 6, 2013

Or, you know, time to play chess.

NRA forces say “law-abiding” citizens should have unlimited access to guns but Adam Lanza was “law-abiding”—until he assassinated 26 people. — Jamie Raskin (@jamie_raskin) February 6, 2013

Update:

The inevitable Raskin Photoshops:

Where hasn’t Raskin played chess? More hilarious Photoshops on the Raskin Plays Chess Facebook page.