Parkland Shooting Victim's Father Arrested During Fiery Gun Law Hearing
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The parents of a student killed in the Parkland high school shooting were kicked out of a committee hearing on gun regulations after they spoke out against Republican lawmakers. Manuel Oliver was arrested for disrupting the hearing and refusing to stop shouting, while his wife, Patricia Oliver, was escorted out but not arrested. The Olivers were angered by the lawmakers' disregard for gun violence victims and their families, and their prioritization of gun lobby money and political gain.
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