Male GOP lawmakers slammed for wearing pearls to gun legislation hearing as gun violence victims testify
Male Republican lawmakers were slammed on Tuesday for wearing pearl necklaces as they attended a gun legislation hearing and listened to activists share stories of gun violence at the New Hampshire House of Representatives.
Soon after the lawmakers made an appearance wearing pearls, gun safety campaigners slammed the politicians online for invoking the "clutching at pearls" imagery, a phrase generally used to mock women in particular.
The founder of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, Shannon Watts, while talking to The Washington Post, said: "It really is shameful to behave that way when your constituents are being brave enough to share their stories. They clearly did not come to this hearing with open minds or compassion for their constituents."