Gun control activist David Hogg disrupted a congressional hearing on Wednesday on the topic of gun control.
Hogg, a survivor of the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, accused House lawmakers of doing little to stop gun violence.
"You are perpetuating violence … stop these things now," Hogg said while being removed from the hearing room by security.
The outburst came as the House Judiciary Committee was debating legislation that would ban assault weapons, a term used to describe semi-automatic rifles.
During Wednesday's hearing tempers ran high. Apart from Hogg's disruption, lawmakers accused each other of political maneuvering and being insensitive to gun violence.
"We all respect the Second Amendment, but it's not without limits," said Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I. "Imagine how much we could get accomplished if we clung to the desire to protect our children and communities as tightly as some of my colleagues cling to their rifles."
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Hogg, a survivor of the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, accused House lawmakers of doing little to stop gun violence.
"You are perpetuating violence … stop these things now," Hogg said while being removed from the hearing room by security.
The outburst came as the House Judiciary Committee was debating legislation that would ban assault weapons, a term used to describe semi-automatic rifles.
During Wednesday's hearing tempers ran high. Apart from Hogg's disruption, lawmakers accused each other of political maneuvering and being insensitive to gun violence.
"We all respect the Second Amendment, but it's not without limits," said Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I. "Imagine how much we could get accomplished if we clung to the desire to protect our children and communities as tightly as some of my colleagues cling to their rifles."
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David Hogg disrupts House hearing on banning assault weapons
Gun control activist David Hogg disrupted a congressional hearing on banning assault weapons by accusing Republicans of doing little to stem gun violence.
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