Talking Points Memo highlighted the six worst ideas from conservative gun nuts to respond to mass shootings that don’t involve any form of gun control so as to not make the NRA have a sad. This idiot made the list:
Rep. Jim Renacci (R-OH), who is running to challenge Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) for his seat, on Thursday morning rebuffed Fox Business host Stuart Varney’s calls for tighter restrictions on who can buy guns and instead proposed a way to track social media platforms for hints that somebody could become violent.
“We’ve got to come up with a model that starts to look over all of the social media and pick up these issues, and then says, ‘Hey we got a problem.’ That’s probably going to be the next best invention coming forward because that is a necessary thing for our country,” Renacci said.
He did not specify what such a monitoring service would look for or how it would alert authorities to those “issues.”
The FBI said on Thursday that it investigated a comment posted by a YouTube user who used the same name as Nikolas Cruz, the suspected gunman in Wednesday’s shooting, but was unable to identify him.
It should be noted that Renacci, while still running for Governor before switching races, was bragging about being a proud NRA member:
Having received an “A” rating from the NRA three times and been consistently endorsed by Ohioans for Concealed Carry and the NRA, I have always been a strong defender of gun rights.
And as a life member of the NRA, I have always been an avid gun owner, but it was the day my children were born that I became a concealed carry permit holder. Experiencing the simultaneous joy and doubt that every new parent goes through, my concern became protecting my growing family.
Like I did as a new parent, a majority of Americans turn to their Second Amendment right when concerned with the welfare and safety of themselves or their loved ones. The No. 1 reason people cite for owning a firearm is self-defense. And whether you’re a new parent or living on your own for the first time, you should always have the ability to exercise your right to protect yourself against those who wish to do you harm.
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