Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) praised the survivors of last week’s shooting at a South Florida high school for speaking out on gun control, estimating that «80 percent» of the U. S. is «on their side.»
Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) praised the survivors of last week’s shooting at a South Florida high school for speaking out on gun control, estimating that «80 percent» of the U. S. is «on their side.»
«There voices are permeating through this nation and I think people are listening, and I think that 80 percent of the citizens in this country are on their side,» Wilson told MSNBC’s Ali Velshi on Wednesday.
«They have the experience, they have the voice, and they definitely have my respect,» Wilson said.
The shooting at last week has reignited the nationwide debate over gun control.
Students across the country staged walkouts on Wednesday to demand action on guns from lawmakers.
Students, who survived last week’s shooting in Parkland, Fla., descended on Florida’s capital of Tallahassee on Wednesday with hopes of lobbying state lawmakers on gun control.
However, House Republicans in the state’s legislature on Tuesday blocked a Democratic effort to revive debate on a measure to ban assault weapons. Republicans that voted against bringing the bill to the floor for an immediate vote said the process was too rushed.
