The politicizing of tragic events such as the recent mass school shooting in Parkland, Florida that left 17 dead and a dozen more injured, has become all too common in today’s cut-throat world of politics.
Shortly after the shooting, Democrats began to call for stricter gun control or “gun safety” laws to be implemented, while Republicans ‘stood their ground’ in defending American’s right to bear any arms, blaming mentally unstable individuals as being the main cause for concern, not the weapons used.
The shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School prompted one Democratic congressional candidate to tell her own personal and tragic gun violence story, and call out her congressional opponent, Rep. Carlos Curbelo (R), for receiving an A-rating from the NRA and for receiving $7,000 from pro-gun supporters.
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, whose father was gunned down in Ecuador by a criminal when she was only 24-years-old, told her story on Twitter.
“It is clear to me that Carlos Curbelo doesn't understand what it's like to be touched by gun violence. I’ve lived the reality of what gun violence does to a family; because of a criminal with a gun, my father didn’t have the chance to walk me down the aisle when I married my husband, or meet my wonderful children. There is no question that my experience shapes the way I understand gun violence in our community. It is insulting that Congressman Curbelo continues to offer lip service while accepting big campaign donations from the gun lobby."- Mucarsel-Powell via press release
Mucarsel-Powell has outlined her gun control to-do’s, if she is “lucky enough” to be elected to the U.S. Congress later this year.
"Instead of offering up backward policies that fail to address the root of the problem, here's what I am committed to doing for the families of District 26 in Congress.
These are firm actions that are immediately needed and would be more effective in ending gun violence. If I am lucky enough to serve, have no doubt that you can count on me to fight for these three initiatives and not take a dime from gun manufacturers, the NRA, or any entity that makes money while our children pay with their lives."
Prior to giving up the use of his Twitter account for Lent, Rep. Carlos Curbelo tweeting his condolences, as well as his disgust over the FBI’s failure to follow “protocols”, protocols that could have prevented the Stoneman Douglas school shooting.
In a statement, the Congressional Latino-Jewish Caucus denounced the decision, calling it "inflammatory and unwarranted."
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The liberals are such jerks trying to take advantage of this terrible tradgety to further their own political agendas . They had the past eight years under obama to change the gun laws.