GOP Rep. Faces Protests At Town Hall: 'We're Done With Thoughts And Prayers'

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo




By Caitlin MacNeal | February 21, 2018 8:58 am

During a town hall in his Colorado district Tuesday night, Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO) faced a barrage of questions about gun control in the wake of the deadly school shooting in Florida last week.

During a moment of silence for the victims of the shooting, several attendees called for action on gun control instead of prayers.

“We’re done with thoughts and prayers!” one audience member yelled out during the moment of silence, according to the Associated Press.

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Attendees held signs related to gun control, including one that noted the National Rifle Association’s contributions to Coffman’s campaign. And several audience members asked the congressman about gun control efforts — his district includes the town of Aurora, the site of a deadly 2012 shooting at a movie theater.


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[Leghorn21]

1. K&R!! nt

[SWBTATTReg]

3. Really. I'm so sick of this generic response which in effect is no response...

People are demanding a valid response and not a two step to the side dance routine.

[lagomorph777]

2. Every RePutin who takes #NRAROUBLES needs to be voted out of existence.

[NoMoreRepugs]

4. The pressure on these cowards has to be relentless...

Grade school, middle school and High School mom's and hopefully a healthy contingent of dad's in conjunction with all the young people....dont call them kids, this gun culture robs them of that moniker..... are a true force to reckon with. When we took to the streets en mass the Vietnam war machine had 2 fronts to fight. Time to take back our country from the wingnutz.

[DownriverDem]

5. Let's hope they remember

to vote out the repubs in November!!!!!

[Wellstone ruled]

6. This Guy's District has and is

going to flip to Dem. Call it turnover. Major change is the new Demographics. More diverse,with the new home owners being better Educated. And the key is,much more aware of what is happening.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

7. broke the moment of silence

That moment of silence is as useless as thoughts and prayers and is used the same way -- to put on a show while avoiding doing anything meaningful.

Gotta wean 'em off the NRA teat. VOTE.

[lastlib]

8. Make 'em sweat 'til they melt away.....

Continually build the pressure--squee-ee-eeze until the pus pops out the top!