Dad Of Parkland Victim Arrested At House Gun Hearing

NBC News reports:

Manuel Oliver, the father of a 17-year-old Parkland shooting victim, was arrested Thursday on Capitol Hill after he appeared to shout at a Republican lawmaker who was speaking during a hearing on gun regulations. Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost, D-Fla., a 26-year-old freshman who is also a survivor of gun violence, tweeted a video of officers detaining a man he identified as Oliver. Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, afterward that said some people “were disruptive during the hearing.”

The hearing, held by the House Judiciary Committee, titled “ATF’s Assault on the Second Amendment: When is Enough Enough?” elicited a spirited debate over gun deaths and firearm regulations. Fallon was asking panelists a series of questions aimed at arguing that guns are “merely a tool” and shouldn’t be banned, any more than cars or alcohol should be banned when they’re misused and cause deaths.

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Here is @manueloliver00 being arrested for speaking out at a committee hearing. His son, Jaoquin, was shot to death in Parkland, Fl.

MANNY IS A HERO. He didn’t deserve this. The Republican Chair of this committee just called him a narcissist. Disgraceful. pic.twitter.com/6jccYvesHb

— Maxwell Alejandro Frost (@MaxwellFrostFL) March 23, 2023

About a dozen officers have come as backup. Chants of “he’s not violent” are breaking out https://t.co/AQI7cWXtiC

— Mica Soellner (@MicaSoellnerDC) March 23, 2023

Manuel Oliver, the father of a 17-year-old Parkland shooting victim, was arrested on Capitol Hill after he appeared to shout at a Republican lawmaker who was speaking during a hearing on gun regulations. https://t.co/SC0qaufeDE

— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 23, 2023