Parkland Shooting Victim's Father Arrested During Fiery Gun Law Hearing

TL;DR Summary
The parents of a student killed in the Parkland high school shooting were kicked out of a committee hearing on gun regulations after they spoke out against Republican lawmakers. Manuel Oliver was arrested for disrupting the hearing and refusing to stop shouting, while his wife, Patricia Oliver, was escorted out but not arrested. The Olivers were angered by the lawmakers' disregard for gun violence victims and their families, and their prioritization of gun lobby money and political gain.
Topics:nation#capitol-police#gun-control#gun-regulations#parental-grief#parkland-shooting#republican-lawmakers
- A Parent Of A Parkland Shooting Victim Was Arrested At The Capitol After Arguing With Republican Lawmakers Over Gun Regulations BuzzFeed News
- Fiery exchanges, arrest occur during House gun violence hearing MSNBC
- Father of slain Parkland victim is arrested in fiery moment at House gun law hearing NBC News
- Parkland dad detained in D.C. after being removed from hearing on gun regulation South Florida Sun Sentinel
- Parkland victim's dad seen pinned by Capitol Police, arrested after interrupting House hearing ABC News
- View Full Coverage on Google News
Reading Insights
Total Reads
0
Unique Readers
0
Time Saved
3 min
vs 4 min read
Condensed
87%
602 → 78 words
Want the full story? Read the original article
Read on BuzzFeed News