GOP Rep. Slams Dems' Sit-In On Gun Control: It's A 'Disgrace To Woolworth's'

[DonViejo]

One Republican congressman did not share in the spirit of a sit-in protest by House Democrats Wednesday on gun control legislation, tweeting that the demonstration was "a disgrace to Woolworth's."

Rep. Mark Walker (R-NC) took to Twitter while the Democrats sat and made speeches on the House floor, referencing the 1960 sit-in at the Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, where four black students refused to leave after being denied service:

"Calling this a sit-in is a disgrace to Woolworth's," Walter wrote. "They sat-in for rights. Dems are 'sitting-in' to strip them away."

One of the measures that the Democrats are protesting to have passed would prevent those on the "no-fly list" from purchasing guns, a sore subject with many conservatives who feel it could allow the government to take away the Second Amendment rights of those placed on the list in error.

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[Wellstone ruled]

1. The Media Whores just love this stuff.

[SheilaT]

2. Woolworth's was a racist corporation that

(at least in some of their locations) would not serve black people. At the time, the company deserved to be vilified. He could, perhaps, argue that this is a disgrace to those brave young people who sat at the lunch counter in an attempt to get Woolworth's to serve all of their customers, regardless of race.

[underpants]

3. Ironically we have a bolt action magazine fed shotgun from Woolworths

It probably dates back to the 60's.

[irisblue]

4. as if a tea party republican knows anything about the civil rights movement.

And John Lewis does.