Parkland parents launch a Super PAC to go after politicians and the NRA

[applegrove]

BY DAVID SMILEY at the Miami Herald

http://www.miamiherald.com/latest-news/article212173729.html

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Starting Wednesday, some Parkland families are raising money for a campaign to push the National Rifle Association out of politics and ban assault weapons, bump stocks and high-capacity magazines in the U.S.

Following the lead of their children, parents from the community where 17 died in a Valentine's Day shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School have joined together to form Families vs Assault Rifles, a nonprofit and political action committee founded to be a counterweight to the NRA. Jeff Kasky, the father of March For Our Lives' student activist Cameron Kasky, says the group is quickly gaining support and has already received commitments from "financial backers" willing to match grassroots donations.

“The NRA purchases for cash money political favors," Kasky said in an interview. "That needs to stop."

The organization, according to its website, was created to "remove the NRA from our political system" and fight for gun-control policies by amending the National Firearms Act of 1934. The Super PAC registered with the state and federal governments on May 18 — the same day as a shooting that killed 10 at a high school in Santa Fe, Texas — and evokes a March For Our Lives motto that people should "either change the law or change the lawmakers."

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[Mc Mike]

1. Great news.

MSD Strong.

[ffr]

2. K&R big time!

And why shouldn't they. Our children have the right to learn without fear of being killed randomly and frequently.

[HopeAgain]

3. But wait...

I thought it was all impossible to ban assault weapons and all that.

[cue the DU people with a minimal number of posts who only comment on this topic]

[lark]

4. Whoohoo for sanity and life!

I love these students and be happy to donate to their PAC.

[demmiblue]

5. K&R

[Cha]

6. Mahalo, Parkland Parents and

KIDS!