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Parkland Students Respond To GOP Lawmaker’s Latest Attack: ‘We’re Gonna Vote You Out’
A day after GOP Rep. Steve King (Iowa) took to Facebook to personally attack Parkland student Emma Gonzalez, the vocal gun rights activist and survivor of the last month’s deadly Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, King suggested that student activists who believe the minimum age requirement to buy a gun should be raised to 21 shouldn’t be allowed to vote.
“If you are a teenager & believe you won’t be responsible enough to own a gun until 21, why should you vote before 21?”
If you are a teenager & believe you won’t be responsible enough to own a gun until 21, why should you vote before 21?
— Steve King (@SteveKingIA) March 27, 2018
Jaclyn Corin, one of the students from Marjory Douglas Stoneman High School in Parkland, Fla., fired back at King, writing: “We’re gonna vote you out, Steve.”
We’re gonna vote you out, Steve. https://t.co/zP4PKDrBOF
— Jaclyn Corin (@JaclynCorin) March 27, 2018
David Hogg, one of the most vocal gun rights activist and Parkland student, accused King of seeking to divide people.
Maybe because so many of us are gunned down before we even become 21 @SteveKingIA you prove exactly why so many American's are done with politicians like you who only have the goal of dividing America to make us weaker. https://t.co/uInfoCNLlb
— David Hogg (@davidhogg111) March 27, 2018
Hogg also wanted to know “who’s running against this guy.”
Also who's running against this guy
— David Hogg (@davidhogg111) March 26, 2018
King’s opponent, Democrat J.D. Scholten, took to twitter to express his outrage at King “picking fights with teenagers.”
“If you’re the Representative of #IA04 why are you picking fights with teenagers when your district is anxiously awaiting the Farm Bill? Or maybe try to find solutions to the recent Chinese tariffs on pork and soybeans? #Options #DoYourJob”
If you’re the Representative of #IA04 why are you picking fights with teenagers when your district is anxiously awaiting the Farm Bill? Or maybe try to find solutions to the recent Chinese tariffs on pork and soybeans? #Options #DoYourJob https://t.co/p09ick1u38
— J.D. Scholten (@Scholten4Iowa) March 27, 2018
On the same day that millions protested and demanded sensible gun laws—I came home to an NRA endorsement application in the mail. Sorry NRA, I’m aligned with the kids who demand change. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/XXuM2qVM5a
— J.D. Scholten (@Scholten4Iowa) March 25, 2018
King on Sunday shared a photo of Gonzalez on his Facebook page that criticized her for promoting gun control while wearing a patch on her jacket of the Cuban flag.
“This is how you look when you claim Cuban heritage yet don’t speak Spanish and ignore the fact that your ancestors fled the island when the dictatorship turned Cuba into a prison camp, after removing all weapons from its citizens; hence their right to self defense,” his post said.
Hogg called on Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) to respond to King’s remark.
Hey @marcorubio @Emma4Change s family fled Cuba to escape totalitarianism and live in freedom just like your family could you please respond to @SteveKingIA
— David Hogg (@davidhogg111) March 26, 2018
