SCREAMING FOR GUN CONTROL

The Florida school massacre could affect the outcome of the 2018 congressional elections

By Howie Katz

Big Jolly Times
February 18, 2018

As can be expected, the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida that left 14 students and three faculty members shot dead, has led to screams for gun control. High school students and parents at rallies all over the country are demanding that AR-15-type rifles be banned and that background checks be conducted for all firearms sales at gun shows.

Voters are being urged to throw out any member of Congress who received a donation from the NRA, and to vote for the candidates that are opposing pro-Second Amendment candidates.

Kathaleen Wall, a Republican candidate for Congress from Houston, has sparked outrage nationwide for running a TV ad just 24 hours after the Florida school shooting that shows her holding and then firing a rifle as a voiceover is heard saying, “Ready, aim, breathe in, breathe out, gently squeeze trigger and fire.” Stupid is as stupid does!

Pro-gunners will say that this will all blow over by the time the November elections are held. After all, the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting affected only elections in Connecticut and not any elections held in other states. Besides that, those Connecticut elections would have gone to anti-gun Democrats had there been no Sandy Hook shooting.

This time may be different because the charge for gun control is being led by students, Parkland shooting survivor Emma Gonzalez, a Rose McGowan lookalike, gave a McGowan-like fiery speech demanding that lawmakers restrict gun ownership.

Walkouts by students and teachers are being planned throughout the country as well as a march on Washington. And you can bet the Democrat-allied American Federation of Teachers will urge its members to suggest to their students that they remind parents to think about the mass school shootings when casting their vote this November.

So, could the screams for gun control affect this year’s congressional elections? They could. Before this latest shooting, there were already predictions that Democrats would take control of the House, and possibly even the Senate. That may have been wishful thinking on the part of Democrats and their allies in the media. But that was before Parkland. This time NRA-backed candidates may be in trouble. The Florida school shooting may very well tip the scales in favor of the Democrats.

If the Democrats do gain control of the House, look for passage of a bill that would call for strict gun controls, similar to those in California, including a ban on AR-15-like rifles.