The angry father accused Republican congressmen of being the “Gun Industry’s little bitches,” and for failing to curb gun violence in America, according to his Twitter.
The father of one of the students killed in the 2018 Parkland shooting was arrested on Capitol Hill Thursday after disrupting a hearing on gun regulations.since the death of his 17-year-old son, Joaquin — called out Republican lawmakers at the ATF Overreach US House committee hearing.
During the hearing, US Rep. Pat Fallon, a Texas Republican, asked a series of panelists why guns shouldn’t be banned because they are “merely a tool.” The congressman also compared the outburst to the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol riot. He asked the room: “Is this an insurrection? So will they be held to the same — I don’t want another Jan. 6, do we?”The comment earned him condemnation from his peers, including Frost, the first member of Gen Z to be elected to congress who ran on an anti-school shooting platform.
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