Marco Rubio Reneges on Parkland Promise to Raise Age Limit to Buy AR-15s

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Marco Rubio Reneges on Parkland Promise to Raise Age Limit to Buy AR-15s
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After the Parkland massacre, the Florida senator proposed raising the age limit to buy an AR-15 from 18 to 21—just like handguns. He just went back on that.
Jose Pagliery
Political Investigations Reporter
Published Oct. 18, 2022 9:58PM ET


On the election debate stage Tuesday night, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) turned his back on a promise he made to Floridians after the tragic Parkland school mass shooting four years ago: to raise the age limit on AR-15 rifle purchases from 18 to 21.

The proposed enhanced restriction would be an attempt to make it more difficult for young adults to buy a semiautomatic rifle that can fire bullets as fast as a person can pull the trigger—one with minimal recoil that makes it easier to continue shooting accurately.

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“What makes no sense is that we’re gonna actually pass laws that only law-abiding people will follow and the criminals will continue to violate,” he said. “And these killers who are out there, if they are intent on killing as they are, they have found multiple ways of getting ahold of weapons and causing mass destruction.”

But then he also narrowed his support for red flag laws too, saying the current proposal by Democrats “allows your co-worker who has a grudge against you and can go to a judge and take away your guns.”

Demings responded with rage, raising her voice as she went.

“Every time we talk about responsible gun ownership and legislation that can help protect lives, you pull the Second Amendment out,” she said. “It has nothing to do with the Second Amendment. This is about taking dangerous guns out of the hands of dangerous people. And the overwhelming majority of people in our nation want us to do just that! How long will you watch people being gunned down in first grade, fourth grade, high school, college, church, synagogue, a grocery store, a movie theater, a mall and a nightclub—and do nothing?”

[HillbillyDaoist]

1. Surprising...

...that Marco can make any decisions or take action on anything with his smug head rammed all the way up trumpy's fat bloated ass. What a fucking toad.

[2naSalit]

6. And he hardly ever shows up for work...

Most especially to vote.

[IronLionZion]

2. Even though Gays and CRT and books are the real threat to school kids

Florida parents should throw him out and elect Val Demings instead.

[twodogsbarking]

3. Thou may never know when you have to shoot thy neighbor's dog.

[Whiskeytide]

4. Nice. n/t.

[aocommunalpunch]

5. Stop asking when and START SAYING NOW

It's not a question people want to consider. Just tell people carnage is what Republicans WANT. They actively foster that environment, so make them fucking own it from five minutes ago to forever more. They are the party of blood, destruction, and carnage. Say it and hang it on their necks again and again and again. ACTIVELY FRAME THEM.

[Ford_Prefect]

7. Color me shocked!

[Ligyron]

8. Of course he did, just like his immigrant bill he abandoned.

I'm surprised he doesn't want to lower the age to 0.

That way the unborn could protect themselves from being aborted, I suppose.

[Genki Hikari]

9. What a fricking nitwit

"What makes no sense is that we’re gonna actually pass laws that only law-abiding people will follow and the criminals will continue to violate"

That's what happens with all laws, you bungleclumping turdhopper. No matter what the law, most people abide by them, even if they're a pain to deal with, while criminals flout those same laws.

Way it works, you braindead pinhead.

[Stuart G]

10. K and R...Thanks for posting.

[lindysalsagal]

11. Hard to believe anyone can vote for the troll.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

12. Who is surprised by this?

Little Marco would have to show up at the Senate to get anything accomplished

[BWdem4life]

13. Bet he'll be first in line to raise retirement age though. nt