Father of teen killed in Parkland shooting interrupts Biden gun control speech
Global News
Manuel Oliver's whose 17-year-old son Joaquin was one of 17 people killed during a school shooting in Parkland, Fla., in 2018, interrupted Joe Biden's gun control speech Monday.
The father of a teenager killed in the 2018 school shooting in Parkland, Fla., interrupted President Joe Biden’s speech about reducing gun violence on Monday.
The speech was delivered by the president at the White House during a ceremony meant to celebrate the signing of a new law that includes some measures aimed at preventing school shootings. The White House invited lawmakers, gun violence victims and other supporters to the event.
While the Biden administration has heralded the law as “the most significant gun violence reduction legislation in the last 30 years,” gun control advocates like Manuel Oliver say it is not enough.
Oliver’s 17-year-old son, Joaquin, was one of 17 people killed during a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland on Feb. 14, 2018. Seventeen others were injured.
During his speech, Biden told the crowd that the new law “proves, despite the nay-sayers, we can make meaningful progress on dealing with gun violence.”
As he was speaking, Oliver stood from his seat, pointed his finger at the president and yelled “We have to do more than that.”
Biden, responding to Oliver, paused his speech to tell the man, “Sit down and hear what I have to say.”
“I’ve been trying to tell you this for years,” Oliver said.
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