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NY councilman comes unglued and verbally attacks voters for daring to qestion his gun law..
“I didn't mean to lose my temper, but felt it was abusive for them to come there in large numbers, wearing their shirts,” Rich said. “They were accusing us of taking their second amendment rights. I got upset, so I stood up — I don’t have to be intimidated by outside organizations like that.”
http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/news/2015/06/17/city-gun-law-stirs-new-controversy/28877663/
I have made many posts about how many gun control advocates literally cannot defend their positions, so they resort to name calling, and hiding behind locked doors. And getting very upset when their "bs" is not swallowed whole. This is just another example of that, instead of defending his proposal, he verbally attacks the voters. Someone did not tell him that in a city council meeting, the public have a voice, he was very unhappy to learn that it was not in a "protected group", emotions do not trump the basic facts, So he resorts with impotent rage.
After some searching I found a youtube video of the exchange.
EDITED TO ADD, the lady he was speaking to is a town resident, he was pretending.....
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