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Originally posted by rusbro:
The town hall was a no-win situation for anyone who supports anything short of an immediate and full ban on "assault weapons." 7000 in attendance, according to CNN, cearly many of whom knew victims, or at least students at that school, the rest mostly antis.

It's impossible to stand there talking to a victim or family member of victim, make a perfectly sound argument against their position, and not come off looking really bad to that audience.

It was very frustrating to watch, as expected. Most frustrating to me was that at the least Rubio and Dana should have been hammering on the fact that our society is producing these sick fucks all too frequently, and our media is turning them into celebrities. The whole discussion was about the best way to close the barn door after the horse has already left. Nobody had the balls to say there are lots of sick fucks out there, and they're gonna find ways to kill us in numbers, no matter what we outlaw.

By the way, Rubio said he's now willing to reconsider putting a limit on "magazine clip" capacity because he's had "more information" on how that might help to lower the body count sometimes.

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Originally posted by ACTEG:
I was really impressed with Dana. While not a resident of Parkland, I am there at least once a month.... Here's my take on the local population (not to paint with a broad brush...)

-Rich, pill popping moms and dads
-Entitled, spoiled, kids.. no discipline, little respect for authority
-Drugs are rampant - almost acceptable/normal teen behavior

Being south florida, a lot of people are transplants from up north. Naturally, the political leanings are very left.

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Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Colton Haab said he was approached by CNN to ask a question at Wednesday night's town hall but decided not to after the network gave him a "scripted question," quashing one he wrote himself. Haab, a member of the Junior ROTC shielded students while the school was under attack from the shooter, said he was going to ask about using veterans as armed security guards. (CNN response below.)

"CNN had originally asked me to write a speech and questions and it ended up being all scripted," Haab told WPLG-TV.

CNN aired a town hall on the Florida school shooting with Sens. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Bill Nelson (D-FL) that included NRA's Dana Loesch and Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel that was moderated by Jake Tapper. Students and parents asked questions about gun control and school safety.


"I expected to be able to ask my questions and give my opinion on my questions," Haab said.

"Colton Haab, a member of the Junior ROTC who shielded classmates in the midst of terror says he did not get to share his experience," WPLG's Janine Stanwood explained.

"Colton wrote questions about school safety, suggested using veterans as armed school security guards but claims CNN wanted him to ask a scripted question instead so he decided not to go," Stanwood reported.

"CNN had originally asked me to write a speech and questions and it ended up being all scripted," Haab said. "I don't think that it's going get anything accomplished. It's not gonna ask the true questions that all the parents and teachers and students have."

UPDATE: CNN released the following statement Thursday morning:

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CNN did not, and does not, script any questions for town hall meetings, ever.

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Originally posted by ScooterX:
Kudos to Dana for trying. The sheriff is clearly riding the coattail of emotion of his constituents. Especially since there may have been some inaction on this killer.
It seems the sentiment was to try "something" going forward and the something must be gun related and not mental health.
It is hard to teach children. Even harder to teach children through high emotions.

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Originally posted by rusbro:
I wasn't happy with the sheriff, of course, but I hesitate to criticize local law enforcement without hearing the specifics of the calls they went to the home on. I strongly suspect LEOs across the country have regular contact with the same households where troubled, angry young men live who have not committed any actual crimes, or where nobody is willing to press charges. Additionally, what would it have taken for the kid to lose his firearms? A felony conviction? Bottom line is, I'm skeptical there was anything they could have done to prevent what happened.

As far as the FBI receiving tips, I wonder how many tips a day they recieve of a similar nature

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Originally posted by mrbill345:
This shouldn't surprise anyone.

Shooting Survivor: CNN Gave Me "Scripted Question"

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Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Colton Haab said he was approached by CNN to ask a question at Wednesday night's town hall but decided not to after the network gave him a "scripted question," quashing one he wrote himself. Haab, a member of the Junior ROTC shielded students while the school was under attack from the shooter, said he was going to ask about using veterans as armed security guards. (CNN response below.)

"CNN had originally asked me to write a speech and questions and it ended up being all scripted," Haab told WPLG-TV.

CNN aired a town hall on the Florida school shooting with Sens. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Bill Nelson (D-FL) that included NRA's Dana Loesch and Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel that was moderated by Jake Tapper. Students and parents asked questions about gun control and school safety.


"I expected to be able to ask my questions and give my opinion on my questions," Haab said.

"Colton Haab, a member of the Junior ROTC who shielded classmates in the midst of terror says he did not get to share his experience," WPLG's Janine Stanwood explained.

"Colton wrote questions about school safety, suggested using veterans as armed school security guards but claims CNN wanted him to ask a scripted question instead so he decided not to go," Stanwood reported.

"CNN had originally asked me to write a speech and questions and it ended up being all scripted," Haab said. "I don't think that it's going get anything accomplished. It's not gonna ask the true questions that all the parents and teachers and students have."

UPDATE: CNN released the following statement Thursday morning:

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CNN did not, and does not, script any questions for town hall meetings, ever.

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Originally posted by mrbill345:

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CNN did not, and does not, script any questions for town hall meetings, ever.

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Originally posted by lkdr1989:
The kid should have gone along just to be able to get in and then ask his own question.

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Originally posted by Cookster:

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Originally posted by ScooterX:
Kudos to Dana for trying. The sheriff is clearly riding the coattail of emotion of his constituents. Especially since there may have been some inaction on this killer.
It seems the sentiment was to try "something" going forward and the something must be gun related and not mental health.
It is hard to teach children. Even harder to teach children through high emotions.

As previously posted, the sheriff and the Broward County school board are complicit in the adoption of the policies that allowed this monster to freely roam the streets.
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Originally posted by PASig:
Holy SHIT.


Dana Loesch:
I had to have a security detail to get out," she said of the Sunland, Fla. event. "I wouldn't be able to exit that if I didn't have a private security detail. There were people rushing the stage and screaming 'burn her'.