After long deliberation, the Indian parliament on Thursday passed the amended Juvenile Justice Law which allows to try juveniles accused of heinous crimes as adults. While MPs from both sides made their case as usual, TMC MP Derek O’ Brien took everyone by surprise with an impassioned speech – straight from the heart.

“Had it been my daughter, god forbid, what would I do? Would I have trusted the laws of the country or hire the best lawyers or taken out a gun and shot him? I would have taken out a gun and shot him. So it is an emotional matter,” he said.

Watch his full speech here:

Later he explained that he was not being irresponsible, but was trying to express himself as a father and what he would have done. Here’s his tweet:

. @rahulkanwal Slept over it… My remark about the gun-daughter was used to explain a sentiment. I don’t regret one word of what I said

— Neil O’Brien’s son (@quizderek) December 23, 2015