Florida Lawmaker Tells House Not to Let Parkland 'Children' Write Gun Control Legislation

[RandySF]

While the Florida State House was debating the gun bill, one state representative made it clear that it is the elected officials who are going to make the laws, not the students-turned-activists who survived the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

“We've been told that we need to listen to the children and do what the children ask. Are there any children on this floor?” state Rep. Elizabeth Porter (R) asked Wednesday. "Are there any children making laws? Do we allow the children to tell us that we should pass a law that says no homework, or you finish high school at the age of 12 just because they want it so?

No. The adults make the laws because we have the age, we have the wisdom, and we have the experience,” she continued.

The final bill that was passed by the state House included provisions that raised the age to purchase rifles from 18 to 21, allowed some school personnel to be armed during school hours, and banned the sale or possession of bump stocks, according to CNN.


https://ijr.com/ijr-red/2018/03/1073905-florida-lawmaker-children-gun-control/

[grumpyduck]

1. Maybe Rep. Porter forgot who works for whom

I see more and more politicians (the elephant kind) seem to forget this. They're supposed to be our representatives, not the other way around.

And that comment about "we have the age, we have the wisdom, and we have the experience" totally negates what so many of these assholes are doing.

But maybe she'll realize what an idiot she is when some of these "children" start voting in the next couple of years.

[madinmaryland]

3. She absolutely knows who she works for...

Millionaires, billionaires, corporations, the nra,...

[steve2470]

2. 100% NRA voting record and from red north Florida

Just shut your mouth, lady. This time the kids actually have the correct ideas.

[Fred Sanders]

4. Where is Trump on arming mental health professionals? You know, so

the professionals can get to kill "the crazies"...ironic it is the same folk the mental health professionals are helping thy are now supposed to kill.

Another incident making it clear the only solution is extreme gun regulation.

[ProudLib72]

6. JFC, don't give them any actionable ideas!

They will read only up to the word "crazies" and believe you have a great point.

[kacekwl]

5. They already do.

Adults that have been bought act like children but without knowing good from bad.