Sandy Hook Father: My Child Is Safer at Home Where I am Armed

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Tip Sheet: Katie Pavlich

2/4/13

 

During a recent gun violence prevention public hearing in Washington D.C. Bill Stevens, a father of a Sandy Hook student who survived the massacre that took place in December, testified. Stevens explained why his daughter is safer at home than she is at school because "911" and "lockdown" are not enough to protect her from an evil person. Stevens also defended the right to bear arms which is not only written in the Second Amendment, but in the Connecticut constitution as well. He argued gun owners shouldn't be turned into suspects no matter how many firearms or rounds of ammunition they may choose to have and that politicians have no right to take away one's ability to defend themselves and their family.

 

"You want to take my rights are away, lets go to court," Steven's said. "But criminals and tyrants, tyrants especially, beware. Lockdown is not an option at the Stevens residence and 911 will be dialed after the security of my home has been established. Why is that same security my daughter enjoys at home with her dad not available at school in Newtown? That is what you should be considering, not making her dad a criminal. Charlton Heston made the phrase 'from my cold dead hands famous' and I will tell you here today, you will take my ability to protect my Victoria from my cold dead hands."

 

 

 

As the Media Research Center points out, NBC must have been too busy editing video to fit their anti-gun narrative last week to notice this father's testimony.