Subject: [big campaign] NH RELEASE Ayotte Supporters Heckle Father of Murdered Daughter at Vigil to Remember Victims of Gun Violence
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Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:23:51 -0400
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Friends - ICYMI this happened yesterday in NH. We are attempting to get in
front of this story and would appreciate max pile on. In advance, many
thanks!

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From: *Zandra Rice-Hawkins*

*For Immediate Release*
Wednesday, June 19, 2013

*Media Contact*
Zandra Rice Hawkins, (603) 892-2150
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*Ayotte Supporters Heckle Father of Murdered Daughter at Vigil to Remember
Victims of Gun Violence*

*Ayotte supporters, NH State Reps Hoell & Hikel take pleasure in shouting
down Manchester man who lost his daughter to gun violence and who survived
being shot himself; Crowd boos the father as he tries to talk about
domestic violence homicides related to gun violence*

Concord, NH – Supporters of U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte – along with New
Hampshire State Representatives JR Hoell (R-Dunbarton), John Hikel
(R-Goffstown), and former NH GOP Chair Jack Kimball – were part of a
counter-protest Tuesday that heckled the father of a murdered daughter at a
day-long memorial vigil intended to remember victims of gun violence.

*GSP Video: Ayotte Supporters Heckle Father of Murdered Daughter
Ayotte Supporters Heckle Father of Murdered
Daughter<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mgeNWLQ9s4>

GSP Video: Heckler Up Close
Heckler Up Close <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A974jzdhvUQ>

GSP Video: Murder Victims Just ‘Names on a List’
Murder Victims Just "Names On A
List"<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1dodXKmC3s>
*

“Our hearts go out to the families of victims of gun violence who had to
endure this heartless display of apathy from supporters of Senator Ayotte
and members of our own state legislature,” said Zandra Rice Hawkins,
executive director of Granite State Progress. “Ayotte supporters chanted
her name to drown out the very real and personal story of one of our
neighbors, who watched his daughter murdered before his eyes and survived
being shot himself. All the while, State Representatives JR Hoell and John
Hikel can be seen in the background, laughing and taking pleasure at this
behavior. This is a sad day for the State of New Hampshire. All individuals
involved should be ashamed for their behavior, and Senator Ayotte should
call on her supporters to be more respectful.”

“A full 89 percent of Granite Staters support criminal background checks
and want common sense solutions to reduce gun violence in our communities.
Senator Ayotte needs to think long and hard about whether she really wants
to instead side with those who shout down the families of victims of gun
violence in her name.”
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About the father, John Cantin of Manchester*
Manchester resident John Cantin lost his daughter Missy to domestic
violence-related gun violence. Cantin spoke during the event about his
experience and highlighted the need for background checks. During his
statement, Ayotte supporters booed his statistics about domestic violence
homicides, chanted ‘Ayotte, Ayotte!’ over him as he spoke about victims of
gun violence and its toll on families, and even cheered on a belligerent
man who attempted to take his microphone.
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About the ‘No More Names’ bus tour*
The ‘No More Names: National Drive to Reduce Gun
Violence’<http://nomorenames.org/>is a 25-state bus tour organized by
Mayors Against Illegal Guns to remember
victims of gun violence and call for swift action to reduce gun violence
and save lives. It was launched on the six month anniversary of the mass
shooting in Newtown, and highlights that Congress has done nothing to
prevent future tragedies while 33 more Americans are murdered with guns
every day. The New Hampshire stop was supported by Granite State Progress
and included a 12-hour reading of the names of the more than 6,000
Americans who have died from gun violence since the tragedy in Newtown,
followed by an evening rally with survivors and family members of victims
of gun violence.

*About State Reps JR
Hoell<http://www.granitestateprogress.org/legislator/hoell#guns>(R-Dunbarton)
and John
Hikel <http://www.granitestateprogress.org/legislator/hikel#guns>(R-Goffstown)
*
Hoell and Hikel voted last session to:

   - Exempt firearms, fire arm accessories, and ammunition manufactured in
   New Hampshire from federal law and regulation. The bill additionally would
   have made a state or federal official who enforced a lawful federal
   regulation guilty of a misdemeanor or felony. (HB125, Roll Call #12,
   2/15/2011; Final: Interim Study by House)

   - Eliminate licensing requirements for New Hampshire residents to own
   and carry firearms such as pistols and revolvers, "whether openly or
   concealed, loaded or unloaded." (HB536, Roll Call #14, 1/5/2012; Tabled by
   Senate)

   - Remove the minimum mandatory sentence for conviction of a felony
   involving the possession, use, or attempted use of a firearm. (HB378, Roll
   Call #65, 3/15/2011; Final: Interim Study by Senate)

Rep. Hoell has previously blamed gun-free zones as the reason for Newtown
and the nation’s other shooting tragedies, despite the fact that Columbine
High School -- the site of a deadly gun massacre in 1999 -- had an armed
guard at the school, and the shooting in a supermarket parking lot in
Arizona took place outside of a gun-free zone.

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addresses issues of immediate state and local concern. Granite State
Progress works as a communications hub for the progressive community to
provide a strong, credible voice in advancing progressive solutions to
critical community problems. Press releases and other information available
online at www.GraniteStateProgress.org.
*

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