Dayton Mayor Testifies To Congress On Guns Despite Lack Of Expertise

By Tom Knighton

There are a lot of people who have testified before Congress for a great many things. However, people testify before legislative bodies generally for a handful of reasons. The first and most obvious is that they have some kind of relevant expertise. They’re knowledgable on a given topic and they need to share that knowledge with members of Congress so they can make a semi-informed decision. I say semi-informed because, well, it’s Congress. Let’s be real here.

Another popular reason is emotion. They bring in people who lawmakers think can elicit the proper emotions and force people to throw rationality out the window.

And that’s why the mayor of Dayton, Ohio was asked to come chat.

Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley testified Wednesday morning, Sept. 25, 2019, in front of the House Judiciary Committee. She spoke about the Aug. 4 mass shooting in the city’s historic Oregon District, which killed nine and injured 17 others.

“The entire incident was over in half as much time as I’ve been speaking to you so far today,” Whaley said. “In those 32 seconds, the shooter’s weapon did exactly what it was designed to do: kill or injure as many people as possible in the shortest …Read the Rest

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