For state Rep. Renny Cushing, D-Hampton, gun legislation is deeply personal. Cushing has lost two family members, his
Rep. Renny Cushing speaking Thursday at solidarity gathering in Representatives Hall in Concord.
father and a brother-in-law to gunshots.
Cushing speaks candidly to Roger Wood InDepth from the floor of Representatives Hall Thursday as he and other Democrats staged a sit-in in solidarity with Democratic Reps on Capitol who are demanding a vote on gun legislation.
Cushing’s father, Robert Cushing, Sr., a retired elementary-school teacher, was murdered in the hallway of his Hampton home in 1988. He suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the chest.
Even though cameras were shut off in Washington by the Republican leadership, viewers could still watch the sit-in via live streaming on Periscope sent to C-Span.
For IndepthNH.org, I’m Roger Wood