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