The daughter of Newtown victim Dawn Hochsprung confronted Senator Kelly
Ayotte for voting against expanding background checks at a contentious town hall
meeting in New Hampshire, Tuesday, NBC
News reported.
Erica Lafferty, whose mother was the principal of Sandy Hook, asked Ayotte to
clarify her objections to the bill, which was supported by three quarters of New
Hampshire voters in
a recent poll.
“You had mentioned that day you voted, owners of gun stores that the expanded
background checks would be harmed. I am just wondering why the burden of my
mother being gunned down in the halls of her elementary school isn’t more
important than that,” she asked.
“Erica, I, certainly let me just say—I’m obviously so sorry,” Ayotte
responded. “And, um, I think that ultimately when we look at what happened in
Sandy Hook, I understand that’s what drove this whole discussion—all of us want
to make sure that doesn’t happen again.”
The question came shortly after a shouting match broke out at the packed town
hall. A resident from a nearby town demanded the right to ask a question without
filling out the standard card, angering Ayotte supporters in the packed
room.
More than 100 people on both sides of the debate had assembled for the
senator’s first town hall since the controversial background check vote.
That vote has drawn national scrutiny, with the NRA releasing a radio
ad this week praising Ayotte for voting against expanding background
checks.
New Hampshire voters, however, don’t seem as pleased. Ayotte, along with
other senators who voted against the popular background checks expansion, has suffered
a drop in popularity since casting her no vote.
NBC
News’ Kasie Hunt reported from the town hall meeting in Warren, New
Hampshire. Erica Lafferty will join PoliticsNation on Wednesday, May 1, to talk
about her interaction with Senator Ayotte and explain why she’s fighting for gun
control in her mother’s honor. Be sure to tune in at 6 p.m. E.T..
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