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Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., who has been criticized by many survivors of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, told people who attended Saturday's rallies that he respects their views but does not "agree with all of the solutions they propose."
"I commend those who today are peacefully exercising their First Amendment rights to march in favor of a gun ban," Rubio said in a statement about the March for Our Lives protests across the nation.
"While I do not agree with all of the solutions they propose, I respect their views and recognize that many Americans support certain gun bans. However, many other Americans do not support a gun ban. They too want to prevent mass shootings, but view banning guns as an infringement on the Second Amendment rights of law abiding citizens that ultimately will not prevent these tragedies," he said.
Rubio went on to caution people marching for gun control that while "protests are a legitimate way of making a point, in our system of government, making a change requires finding common ground with those who hold opposing views."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/marco-rubio-tells-march-for-our-lives-crowd-many-oppose-gun-bans/ar-BBKEkv2?li=BBnb7Kz
How do you find common ground with someone who lacks common sense?
blake2012
(1,294 posts)oberliner
(58,724 posts)That's what he is saying the march was about?
SunSeeker
(51,383 posts)oberliner
(58,724 posts)Pathetic.
Cha
(295,972 posts)GASLIGHING
Straw Man
(6,613 posts)The first item of the Parkland students' manifesto is "Ban semi-automatic weapons that fire high-velocity rounds." (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/commentisfree/2018/mar/23/parkland-students-manifesto-americas-gun-laws).
How is that not a ban?
Cha
(295,972 posts)kind of killer semi-automatic gun.
Rubio isn't being specific.. just saying "gun ban".. Gaslighting.
And, this fucker from him..
"Rubio went on to caution people marching for gun control that while "protests are a legitimate way of making a point, in our system of government, making a change requires finding common ground with those who hold opposing views."
Since when do the gop find "common ground" with the Democratic Party or anything besides their own greedy needs?
Straw Man
(6,613 posts)As worded, it's every semi-automatic firearm that isn't a .22 rimfire. That's a mighty big ask. A gun ban doesn't have to be universal to qualify as a ban. Saying the rally wasn't calling for gun bans is disingenuous.
"Those who hold opposing views" includes a lot of Democrats, especially in rural areas.
Cha
(295,972 posts)That is all.
Straw Man
(6,613 posts)mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)Quoth Rubio:
"to march in favor of a gun ban"
"other Americans do not support a gun ban"
"but view banning guns as an infringement on the Second Amendment rights"
Yes, one time he says 'banning certain guns', but the other 3 times as you can see above, he clearly is creating a straw man via conjuring in the listeners mind "a ban on ALL guns", when that's NOT what the march was about.
99% of people when they hear the phrase 'banning guns' ... perceive it as ... well, EXACTLY what those two words, in that order, actually friggin' mean, oddly enough.
Cha
(295,972 posts)Rubio knows what he's doing.. they're all well versed in gaslighting
Straw Man
(6,613 posts)The phrase "a gun ban" uses the indefinite article a, meaning an unspecified singular, or in other words, "any." The fact that you acknowledge his reference to "certain guns" reinforces the fact that he is not referring to an all-encompassing ban.
Everyone on both sides knows what he's talking about: a ban on "assault weapons," which is the highlight of the Parkland manifesto, as referenced above. The only straw man is in your imagination.
n2doc
(47,953 posts)Rubio is too shallow to even try to come up with something novel, much less compelling.
C_U_L8R
(44,897 posts)oasis
(49,160 posts)There will be even more young new voters...
And Rubio will be just as irrelevant.
oasis
(49,160 posts)of a Republican Party that kicked them to the curb after the hurricane.
HopeAgain
(4,407 posts)come 2019.
still_one
(91,980 posts)dhill926
(16,241 posts)Stallion
(6,473 posts)spanone
(135,645 posts)what solutions do you propose, eh rubio?
the senator has taken 3.3 MILLION DOLLARS from the NRA https://www.thewrap.com/sen-marco-rubio-called-nra-money-tweeting-florida-shooting/
i'm sure that doesn't influence your opinion, eh marco?
Guilded Lilly
(5,591 posts)Tatiana
(14,167 posts)He's gotta give the NRA what they paid for.
Starting to think there might be room for a good Conor Lamb-style candidate to challenge him when he's up for reelection.
His favorables have taken a dive since this latest Florida shooting.
Iggo
(47,493 posts)flotsam
(3,268 posts)Belong to a well regulated militia? No? Then they can shut the fuck up!
Elwood P Dowd
(11,443 posts)After Obama's speech, we got to watch Marco torture himself. Compared to Obama, he came across as an amateur. Hell, even some of the hard core repukes I know said he embarrassed himself.
tblue37
(64,997 posts)opposing views."
DFW
(54,064 posts)What's his compromise? "Shoot me in the shoulder?"
eShirl
(18,466 posts)HopeAgain
(4,407 posts)Republicans only talk about "common ground" when they are losing.
beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)we want reasonable gun laws and prohibition on certain weapons that have NO PLACE outside of the military. Its not a "gun ban"
RKP5637
(67,033 posts)fossil of history.
RandiFan1290
(6,206 posts)I voted for the Democrat in 2010 not the 3rd party spoiler (Charlie Crist)
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)You're toast.