Donald Trumpās running mate, JD Vance, said in the wake of the deadly school shooting in Georgia that the massacres are sadly a āfact of lifeā and offered ways to fortify schools to make them safer against gun violence.
Kamala Harris put out a statement with Vanceās comments and called for āaction to keep our children safe and keep guns out of the hands of criminals.ā
And it appeared to strike a nerve with team Trump that she used Vanceās comments against them.
āKamalaās interns just released a statement pushing FAKE NEWS,ā Trump War Room posted to X with its more than 2 million followers. āWatch the full video and youāll clearly see that JD Vance does not say what they claim he said. These morons do nothing but lie every single day.ā
Except Harrisā campaign shared the same video.
Hereās what Vance had to say:
āI donāt like that this is a fact of life,ā he said. āBut if you are a psycho and you want to make headlines, you realize that our schools are soft targets. And we have got to bolster security at our schools. Weāve got to bolster security so if a psycho wants to walk through the front door and kill a bunch of children theyāre not able.ā
Vance said he doesnāt like the idea of his own kids going to a school with hardened security, ābut thatās increasingly the reality that we live in.ā
All of that was in what Harrisā campaign shared with her joint statement on the shooting with running mate Tim Walz. Vance said what team Trump said Vance didnāt say and accused the Harris campaign of distorting.
Theyāre charging the dad again here.
I donāt think thatās appropriate for every case, but when the parent provides access to an AR-15 with a child that has shown clear signs of mental instabilityā¦ yeah, thatās negligent homicide.
I think every parent of a school shooter should be charged. Kids canāt buy a gun without being old enough and if they go black market where did the kid get the cash? I donāt let my kids hold onto enough cash to buy a gun, it goes in our joint bank account so Iāll know if they withdraw it. When they are 18 we will sign it over to them.
There are so many things a reasonable parent can do that a neglectful parent doesnāt. Also know who your kids friends are, meet them, meet the parents, judge them, judge the parents and the kids harshly. Itās your right as a parent to keep your kids safe. If they are in a bad crowd then do something. Change their school, report any and all suspicions that you have, follow your kids if they go out alone. I know its overbearing and your kids may hate it but itās your ass on the line if they shoot up a school or theater.