A parent of a child who was killed during the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018 called out gun control activist David Hogg after he claimed to have worked with state Republicans to pass a bill in the aftermath of the shooting.
On Sunday, Hogg tweeted, "I understand there are many disagreements about what we should do but the important thing is we all agree we need to do something. In the week of Parkland we worked with our Republican Legislature and governor and got gun safety past Congress can do the same."
"This is absolute revisionist history and quite frankly, BS. You did nothing but make it more difficult for us to get the MSD bill passed in the Florida Legislature. It's time to sit down, you charlatan," Ryan Petty tweeted back.
I understand there are many disagreements about what we should do but the important thing is we all agree we need to do something. In the week of Parkland we worked with our Republican Legislature and governor and got gun safety past Congress can do the same.
— David Hogg ?? (@davidhogg111) May 29, 2022
This is absolute revisionist history and quite frankly, BS. You did nothing but make it more difficult for us to get the MSD bill passed in the Florida Legislature. It's time to sit down, you charlatan.
— Ryan Petty (@rpetty) May 30, 2022
Petty lost his 14-year-old daughter, Alaina Petty, during the school shooting and has since made efforts to ensure schools are proactive in confronting threats. Petty then posted articles to support his tweet calling out Hogg.
1/ In other words, the response was professionalized. That’s not surprising, because this is what organization that gets results actually looks like. It’s not a bunch of magical kids in somebody’s living room. https://t.co/OUC4eMp5nx
— Ryan Petty (@rpetty) May 30, 2022
2/ Since then, major players and organizations — including Everytown, Giffords, Move On, and Women’s March LA — told BuzzFeed News they are helping with logistics, strategy, and planning for next month’s March for Our Lives rally and beyond. https://t.co/3fbK8Q9M3J
— Ryan Petty (@rpetty) May 30, 2022
3/ George Clooney's publicist told the Washington Free Beacon that he has set up interviews between children who survived the Parkland shooting and media outlets.
— Ryan Petty (@rpetty) May 30, 2022
Rosenfield said he set up five interviews on Sunday with Fox News, CNN, ABC, NBC, and CBS. https://t.co/AZ8pvU80lx
The issue of gun control has been brought back to the forefront after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas last week.
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