Pluralist:

A video of a public hearing in Fairfax County, Virginia appears to show a Democratic state senator making disparaging remarks about gun owners.

The footage was taken from a live stream of a January 4 meeting and disseminated widely on social media this week.

Several residents in attendance expressed concerns about proposed restrictions on firearms ownership, which have sparked grass roots opposition throughout Virginia and resulted in 9 out of 10 counties in the state declaring themselves “Second Amendment sanctuaries.”

During a recess, state Sen. David Marsden was caught on a hot mic appearing to ask Virginia House Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn if she was “going to stick around for the 10 o’clock gun guys?”

After a brief exchange with Filler-Corn, Marsden can be heard saying, “They’re just like little kids.”

At another point in the video, he is heard saying, “As long as we just don’t respond to them.” more