Fireworks erupt at Home gun legislation listening to as father of slain Parkland sufferer arrested


WASHINGTON — Manuel Oliver, the daddy of a 17-year-old Parkland capturing sufferer, was arrested Thursday on Capitol Hill after he appeared to shout at a Republican lawmaker who was talking throughout a listening to on gun laws.

Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost, D-Fla., a 26-year-old freshman who can also be a survivor of gun violence, tweeted a video of officers detaining a person he recognized as Oliver.

Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, afterward that stated some individuals “have been disruptive through the listening to.”

“We requested Capitol Police to take away them. They have been then eliminated after which one determined to come back again in whereas we have been nonetheless gaveled in and disrupted the listening to,” he continued. “That’s once we had a recess. Capitol Police have been overwhelmed exterior within the hallway and now we’re again in session.”

U.S. Capitol Police stated in a press release: “Round midday, a person was arrested for D.C. Code §22-1307 (crowding, obstructing, or incommoding) after he disrupted a listening to.”

Within the video tweeted by Frost, a girl might be heard yelling: “Let my husband go!” A Democratic aide with data of the state of affairs stated Oliver and his spouse, Patricia Oliver, attended the listening to.

The listening to, held by the Home Judiciary Committee, titled “ATF’s Assault on the Second Modification: When is Sufficient Sufficient?” elicited a spirited debate over gun deaths and firearm laws.

Fallon was asking panelists a collection of questions geared toward arguing that weapons are “merely a software” and shouldn’t be banned, any greater than vehicles or alcohol must be banned after they’re misused and trigger deaths.

A person within the room might be heard yelling and interrupting him.

Fallon appeared throughout the room and stated: “Is that this an rebel? So will they be held to the identical — I don’t need one other Jan. 6, will we?”

Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., jumped in to say: “In the event that they’re attempting to overthrow the federal government they should be held to the identical normal. However I believe they’re attempting to specific their views.”

Fallon fired again to say Cicilline was “out of line.”

Fallon continued to talk, and was interrupted once more. “Does the Capitol police not do their jobs?” a pissed off Fallon stated. “What the hell’s occurring?” He then recessed the listening to, earlier than the arrest appeared to happen, and continued it afterward.

Later, Frost tweeted: “Manuel and Patricia Oliver have been simply kicked out of this committee listening to on gun violence. Patricia stated one factor and the chair escalated the complete state of affairs. Then, Police arrested Manuel Oliver who misplaced his son within the Parkland capturing. His son was shot to dying.”

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