A father whose daughter was killed in the 2018 Parkland school shooting has accused Vice President Kamala Harris and the Biden administration of using his child’s death to push their gun control agenda.
During a visit to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Harris announced a new grant program for red flag laws and urged states to pass such laws.
“Part of why I’m here is to challenge every state: Pass a red flag law,” Harris said.
Don’t use my daughter’s death to advance your political agenda. Because of your politicized FBI, failed Obama era school discipline policies and a Sheriff that cared more about his image in the community than enforcing the law, a maniac was allowed to attack a school. Try… https://t.co/T0apFlLEnM
— Ryan Petty (@rpetty) February 14, 2023
“The vice president and the White House’s Office of Gun Violence Prevention made it very clear to the families early on that nothing short of new gun control was going to satisfy them with regards to protecting our nation’s schools,” Parkland parent Ryan Petty said.
“And that is just a slap in the face to those of us that have worked for six years now to try to protect our nation’s schools.”
The father, Ryan Petty, criticized Harris for making clear that only new gun laws would satisfy them, saying it was disrespectful to families who have worked to strengthen school safety.
“The memory of what happened at Marjory Stoneman Douglas will never be erased. Inspired by the community’s courage, let us find it within ourselves to do more,” Harris wrote on X.
“We know what works: Universal background checks. Red flag laws. An assault weapons ban. Now, legislators must act.”
“Stop using my daughter for your photo op!” Petty wrote.
Petty has previously slammed Biden and asked politicians not to use his daughter’s death for their political aims, revealing tensions between honoring victims and pursuing policy changes around the sensitive issue of gun violence.
“Don’t use my daughter’s death to advance your political agenda,” Petty wrote.
“Because of your politicized FBI, failed Obama era school discipline policies and a Sheriff that cared more about his image in the community than enforcing the law, a maniac was allowed to attack a school. Try learning what really happened.”
“Don’t use my daughter’s death to advance your political agenda. Because of your politicized FBI, failed Obama era school discipline policies and a Sheriff that cared more about his image in the community than enforcing the law, a maniac was allowed to attack a school.”
“Mr. President, thank you for remembering the loved ones taken from us 3 years ago,” Petty wrote.
“Alaina loved this country and the freedoms it guarantees. Common sense tells us that honoring her life does not require infringement on the rights of law-abiding citizens.”
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