A Republican candidate for Florida state attorney general says that last week’s mass shooting at a Parkland high school shouldn’t be used to “take away our right to bear arms too.»
A Republican candidate for Florida state attorney general says that last week’s mass shooting at a Parkland high school shouldn’t be used to “take away our right to bear arms too.»
Florida state Rep. Jay Fant (R) accused liberals of trying to dismantle gun rights in the wake of the shooting in a series of tweets on Monday.
He singled out Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum. Gillum has been a vocal advocate for new gun laws in the days after the shooting, according to the Tampa Bay Times.
Fant had also tweeted last week in support of maintaining current gun laws after the shooting.
Seventeen people were killed when a gunman opened fire at Marjory Douglas Stoneman High School in Parkland on Wednesday.
Student survivors of the shooting have been demanding that President Trump and lawmakers take up new gun control legislation.
The White House said in a statement Monday that Trump would support efforts to improve background checks for gun sales.
