I didn't really keep tabs on "the march" since I knew the misinformation would make my blood boil, but this link popped up in my newsfeed. AFAIK it has been made clear that the Parkland shooter used 10 round magazines, yet here we have "we were there" people stating that "high capacity" magazines played a "huge" role at Parkland.
Why we can't let "we were there" be a guiding force in this nonsense.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/commentisfree/2018/mar/23/parkland-students-manifesto-americas-gun-laws
Oh, dear Lord!
Civilians shouldn’t have access to the same weapons that soldiers do. That’s a gross misuse of the second amendment.
Wrong! First, regardless of the velocity of the projectile, semi-automatic rifles are NOT the same weapons that soldiers have. Second, arming civilians with
exactly the same weaponry that the military has
IS exactly what the Second Amendment is all about.
We believe that there should be a database recording which guns are sold in the United States, to whom, and of what caliber and capacity they are.
Just ... no.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention should be allowed to conduct research on the dangers of gun violence. The fact that they are currently prohibited from doing so undermines the first amendment. It also violates the rights of the American people.
Guns are not a disease. The CDC has no business mucking around with gun control, and especially not making recommendations regarding gun control.
n a few months from now, many of us will be turning 18. We will not be able to drink; we will not be able to rent a car. Most of us will still be living with our parents. We will not be able to purchase a handgun. And yet, we will be able to purchase an AR-15.
...
With the exception of those who are serving the United States in the military, the age to obtain any firearm must be raised to 21.
No, no, no. If you want to raise the age for buying firearms to 21, then you must believe that people younger than 21 are too immature to possess firearms. That means if you want to raise the age for buying firearms to 21, you must also raise the age for enlisting in the military to 21.
We believe that schools should be given sufficient funds for school security and resource officers to protect and secure the entire campus. As a school of over 3,000 students, teachers and faculty, Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school was only supplied funds to hire one on-campus armed resource officer by the state.
Wait ... I'm quite certain I read an article this morning saying the students at Parkland were
complaining that there are now too many police protecting their school, and that it feels like a prison. Make up your minds, muchachos.
