Activist and Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg was escorted out of a House hearing on banning assault weapons after shouting at an Arizona Republican who suggested the weapons were needed to guard against an 'invasion' at the U.S.-Mexico border.
During a hearing Wednesday hosted by the House Judiciary Committee, Hogg interrupted Rep. Andy Biggs as the lawmaker characterized border crossings as an invasive threat and argued that a Democratic bill to ban certain semi-automatic rifles would prevent Americans from protecting themselves amid an “invasion on our southern border.”
Hogg stood up in the audience and shouted, “You are reiterating the points of mass shooters in your manifesto. The shooter at my high school: antisemitic, anti-Black and racist. The"Guess what, those guns are coming from the United States of America. They aren’t coming from Mexico," he added.NBC News has reached out to U.S. Capitol Police for comment.The bill under discussion at Wednesday's hearing was introduced by Rep.
to pass measures including a ban on assault weapons. The House has not brought such a bill to the floor.the most sweeping legislation designed to prevent gun violence in nearly 30 years. The bill, signed into law by Biden, provides grants to states for “red flag” laws, enhances background checks to include juvenile records and closes the “boyfriend loophole” by keeping guns away from nonspouse dating partners convicted of abuse.
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