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Karine Jean-Pierre calls out Republicans on gun control: 'We need to do something!' [1]
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Date: 2023-03-27
“We must do more. And he wants Congress to act because enough is enough. In his State of the Union, the president called on Congress to do something to stop the epidemic of gun violence, tearing families apart, tearing communities apart. How many more children have have to be murdered before Republicans in Congress will step up and act to pass the assault weapons ban, to close loopholes in our background, in our in our background check system, or to require the safe storage of guns? We need to do something. Once again, the president calls on Congress to do something before another child is senselessly killed in a preventable act of gun violence again. We need to do something.”
The Republican Party remains worthless on the matter of guns. Tennessee’s Republican Gov. Bill Lee was busy glad-handing Ford Motors officials. He finally got around to tweeting that he was “monitoring” the situation “closely,” adding: “As we continue to respond, please join us in praying for the school, congregation & Nashville community.” Let’s just leave this here.
x Tennessee @GovBillLee hasn't had time yet to tweet his thoughts and prayers for Covenant School, but when he does, remind him that this is exactly why police and citizens opposed the permitless carry bill he signed into law at a gun maker's factory in 2021. #tnleg pic.twitter.com/NZ2smJQEkC — Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) March 27, 2023
Sen. Rick Scott attempted a new angle on the impotent “thoughts and prayers” response Second Amendment fetishists usually give: an angry thoughts and prayers response, tweeting: “We need to consider an automatic death penalty for school shooters. Life in prison is not enough for the deranged monsters who go into our schools to kill innocent kids & educators. Pray for all facing the unimaginable in Nashville. This is horrible & must stop.”
Yes, “deranged monsters” will be stopped if they are murdered by the state without a trial moments after they have killed a bunch of people. Maybe Scott can give the lethal injection to the dead shooter in this case? That will send the signal! Scott is proof that thoughts and prayers aren’t even effective at ridding the United States of Scott, let alone gun violence. Here’s a response for Scott:
x stick to medicare fraud you fucking ghoul — russ bengtson (very fried) (@russbengtson) March 27, 2023
Here’s another conservative who has blood all over his hands.
x UPDATE: Gun fetishist Rep. @AndyOgles has issued a statement on the school shooting in his district. pic.twitter.com/3XcwmYR84T — The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) March 27, 2023
This is what Christian conservatives in the United States stand for now.
And another reminder: The reason we do not have common sense gun laws in our country is because of money. Just money.
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