With Every Shooting, a New Spokesperson for Gun Control is Born

By Patriot Outdoor News

The shooting of reporter Allison Parker and her cameraman Adam Ward in August shook her Virginia community and the nation. No matter what your position is on the gun control issue, senseless murder is always a horrible tragedy. Every tragic shooting leaves behind grieving family members, and more often than not, those family members become spokespersons for the gun control lobby. In the case of the shooting of Allison Parker and Adam Ward, that person is Allison’s father, Andy Parker. Last week, Parker met with Virginia Congressman Representative Bob Goodlatte to ask him to consider new gun legislation.

Cnn.com reports:

The meeting brought together two foes on guns: the grieving father of a reporter killed on live television and the powerful chairman of the House Judiciary Committee who has backed the NRA for two decades.

Andy Parker hoped he could appeal to Rep. Bob Goodlatte’s heart. The Republican represents the Virginia district where his daughter, Alison Parker, was killed along with her cameraman, Adam Ward, in August.

The 12-term congressman had offered his condolences and prayers to Parker shortly after his daughter was killed, saying he had worked with her and that she and her colleague would …Read the Rest

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