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As the 2024 election draws closer, the debate over gun control has intensified, with activists like David Hogg pushing — as always — for stricter regulations.
During an ABC News interview this week, Hogg argued, “No gun owner, no person in this country wants gun violence to continue. So let’s focus on what we can agree on, like disarming people that are a risk to themselves or others.”
Basically, he’s pushing “red flag” laws. Confiscatory laws that empower the government to seize firearms from people accused — not convicted — of being a threat to themselves and others.
Hogg refuses to acknowledge the many problems with these laws, particularly as it relates to due process. Allowing the government to take guns first, and ask questions later is a recipe for trouble. But, of course, Hogg doesn’t see it that way.
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The topic then turned to Gov. Tim Walz (D), who once enjoyed the support of the NRA and claimed to be a “lifelong hunter.” Walz reportedly changed his tune after the Parkland shooting.
Influenced by his daughter’s pleas, Walz returned NRA donations and supported comprehensive gun control legislation.
Hogg praised this shift, stating, “It shows that he’s a principled leader who has his beliefs. But ultimately, when times change… he listens.”
But one can certainly argue that Walz’s change of heart is a betrayal of his earlier principles, driven more by emotional appeals than by sound policy.
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The emphasis on high-profile mass killings like Parkland ignores the broader context of violence, including the role of gangs in impoverished communities and the failure of existing laws to prevent crime.
Given these realities, it’s pretty clear that more regulations will only burden law-abiding citizens while leaving those intent on violence unaffected.
Later in the interview, Hogg went on to mention his efforts to engage with gun owners by participating in shooting competitions, recounting a story where he confronted assumptions head-on.
He said:
Yeah, like, they were. So, you know, when I was there, I was actually in a shooting competition one time when I was in college. In the middle of this competition, the head of the team and the president of the Sportsman Club I was at came over to me and said, ‘What’s your name?’ I said, ‘David,’ and they were holding up my Wikipedia page on his phone. He’s like, ‘David what?’ And I said, ‘David Hogg,’ and he said, ‘Are you here to take my guns away? Are you here to protest?’ I said, ‘I’m here for the shooting competition, but I’m also here because I know that I’m sure that there are probably some assumptions that you have about me, and some that I may even have about you, that are not entirely accurate. Instead of us just assuming what each other think, I came here to have a conversation and also to become a better shot because I’ve been shooting guns my entire life since I was in fourth grade. My dad was an FBI agent, right?’ And I said, ‘Now, we could either debate this and continue talking about the fact that you probably don’t want to ban a gun like the AR-15 that I do, but you probably do agree that we need more mental health funding for the two-thirds of gun deaths that are suicides in this country.’ He was like, ‘Well, yes, of course.’ I said, ‘Well, you could either continue to try to—we could have a debate here and go nowhere, or you could help me become a better shot.’ Of course, he goes over and coaches me, and I’ve remained in touch with a lot of those people in the time since
I don’t know about you, but I’m skeptical of this story. Did it really happen??? Do you believe him?
Beyond that, it’s hard to break bread with someone who firmly believes disarming responsible citizens is the best solution to stopping violent criminals. Rendering good guys defenseless does not make bad guys harmless.
As the election season heats up, Hogg’s push for stricter gun laws will face significant opposition from those of us who value our constitutional rights.
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It’s a bullshit story. What kind of “shooting competition”? He’s just another lying asshole.
Dems always Pro Gun Control & WE Lose
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You aren’t doing our cause any favors by writing articles littered with biases, distorted perceptions, and closed-minded opinions. While I don’t entirely agree with David Hogg, he is practicing open-mindedness while he searches for answers and is showing a willingness to have hard conversations to make sense of the violence he experienced. IMHO, he might not be too far off the mark either. All violence (with and without guns) all boil down to a mental health crisis. It is in every responsible gun owner’s best interest to take the focus off banning any guns and keep it squarely on the root cause of the issues — mental health. Do you really want the left to continue focusing on inanimate objects being a problem and never find a resolution? Aren’t we capable of having an intelligent conversation and offer alternative ideas on how to reduce crime and violence? I think it is in all of our best interests to consider some kind of temporary test program that identifies people with serious mental health issues such as schizophrenia, bipolar, Schizoaffective Disorder, and other personality disorders who have a history of violence, violent tendencies, or have already committed violent crimes, and put a temporary restraint on their possession of firearms to see what kind of effect that has. I’m not implying the classic red-flag laws that deny someone due process. I’m talking about giving people their day in court to include a psych evaluation if a mental disorder and a violent tendencies/history exists. If the results are that violent crimes and suicides involving guns drops, perhaps we can finally do away with gun control as a legal concern and have issues of violence addressed as a health concern. Then us healthy, stable, and responsible people can all finally enjoy our 2A rights in peace. Who knows, maybe one day we can purchase artillery in a Walmart too. lol
The twisted sick mind of a inartistic bag of gas commie has open his ugly devil mouth once more.
I have a hard time picturing Hogg on any shooting team .
Bet his grouping would be big enough to drive a truck through .
Parkland… A prime example of a failure that isn’t even connected to the tool used. The Shooter told everyone he could, including the FBI of his intentions and they were too busy to deal with him. There was the Mean Orange Tweeter to take down instead. Red Flags? He was screaming he was to be the next school shooter and shooting red flares that were ignored by County and State Law Enforcement. Not to mention the response from the School Resource Officer to fail to engage an active shooter as per training in Florida to draw the shooter away from his intended targets. The failure does not anything to do with the rights of millions of law-abiding citizens, just another psychotropic drug induced killing…
All this means is socialism and socialism means the government takes complete control of Our Lives. So all we can do is vote for Trump and hope they don’t push Kamala into office which they most likely will lie , cheat regardless of the true vote and do just that. God Bless America and hope that he will do just that and keep us free.
We need criminal control, not gun control.
Lots of stuff going on in this article so let’s just focus on one thing, Walz and his commitments to his values. Instead of living the oath he made to his country when he joined the army he has sold his values (and probably his soul) all to help advance the platform of communism in this country.
self important POS needs to grow up