Parkland dad disrupts White House event on gun control

Oliver was among hundreds who joined President Biden and lawmakers from both parties on the White House’s South Lawn on Monday at an event billed as “commemorating the historic achievement of the passage of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.” Invitees included family members and survivors of mass shootings from Columbine, Colo., to Virginia Tech to Buffalo to Highland Park, Ill.

Oliver, angry that children are still dying — including 19 at an elementary school in Uvalde, Tex., less than two months ago — decided to make his feelings known and stood up while Biden was speaking.

Then he heckled the president.

“Despite the naysayers, we can make meaningful progress on dealing with gun violence,” Biden was saying as Oliver, wearing a shirt with his son’s photo and message demanding change, cut in to demand the creation of an office in the executive branch focused solely on gun violence.

“Sit down — you will hear what I have to say,” Biden said to Oliver, before pausing. “We have one — let me finish my comment.” But as Secret Service agents approached Oliver, Biden said, “Let him talk. Let him talk.”