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| Florida shooting survivor tells NRA supporters trying to discredit witnesses: 'We will outlive you' | |
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| A survivor of the Florida school shooting has told National Rifle Association supporters attempting to discredit witnesses that they should give up as he and classmates “are going to outlive” them. | A survivor of the Florida school shooting has told National Rifle Association supporters attempting to discredit witnesses that they should give up as he and classmates “are going to outlive” them. |
| David Hogg has emerged as a powerful advocate for gun control after the Valentine’s Day attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, which left 17 people dead. | David Hogg has emerged as a powerful advocate for gun control after the Valentine’s Day attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, which left 17 people dead. |
| His campaigning has however earned him a host of detractors, especially among pro-gun allies of the NRA, who have since launched a series of online attacks on teenagers who survived the bloodshed. | His campaigning has however earned him a host of detractors, especially among pro-gun allies of the NRA, who have since launched a series of online attacks on teenagers who survived the bloodshed. |
| The 18-year-old and his classmates have been described as “pawns” who are being “coached” by activists aiming to restrict firearm ownership in the US. | The 18-year-old and his classmates have been described as “pawns” who are being “coached” by activists aiming to restrict firearm ownership in the US. |
| Right-wing conspiracy theory-peddler InfoWars even received a strike against its largest YouTube channel, The Alex Jones Show, for uploading a video claiming the student was a “crisis actor”. | Right-wing conspiracy theory-peddler InfoWars even received a strike against its largest YouTube channel, The Alex Jones Show, for uploading a video claiming the student was a “crisis actor”. |
| But in an interview with MSNBC’s AM Joy programme on Saturday, Mr Hogg responded to his detractors. | But in an interview with MSNBC’s AM Joy programme on Saturday, Mr Hogg responded to his detractors. |
| “The right is claiming that you are all being led around by celebrities, by George Soros, by the left,” host Joy-Ann Reid told the teenager, “your response?” | “The right is claiming that you are all being led around by celebrities, by George Soros, by the left,” host Joy-Ann Reid told the teenager, “your response?” |
| Mr Hogg replied: “I am so sorry to each and every one of you that is out there attacking us as witnesses and even some of the victims of this incident. | Mr Hogg replied: “I am so sorry to each and every one of you that is out there attacking us as witnesses and even some of the victims of this incident. |
| “It is truly saddening to see how many of you have lost faith in America because we certainly haven’t and we are never going to. | “It is truly saddening to see how many of you have lost faith in America because we certainly haven’t and we are never going to. |
| “You might as well stop now because we are going to outlive you.” | “You might as well stop now because we are going to outlive you.” |
| Police captured 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz at the scene of the shooting after a brief manhunt and later charged him with 17 counts of murder. | Police captured 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz at the scene of the shooting after a brief manhunt and later charged him with 17 counts of murder. |
| An FBI information line transcript since released to the public revealed investigators were warned Mr Cruz had firearms and “was going to explode” in January. | An FBI information line transcript since released to the public revealed investigators were warned Mr Cruz had firearms and “was going to explode” in January. |
| The teenager allegedly ranted on social media in posts containing statements such as “I want to kill people”, in between sharing photographs of firearms. | The teenager allegedly ranted on social media in posts containing statements such as “I want to kill people”, in between sharing photographs of firearms. |
| The bureau has already admitted it failed to investigate a warning Mr Cruz had the capacity and desire to kill, leading Florida Governor Rick Scott to call for the resignation of FBI director Christopher Wray. | The bureau has already admitted it failed to investigate a warning Mr Cruz had the capacity and desire to kill, leading Florida Governor Rick Scott to call for the resignation of FBI director Christopher Wray. |
| A number of companies including United Airlines and Delta have severed ties with the NRA in the wake of the shooting. | A number of companies including United Airlines and Delta have severed ties with the NRA in the wake of the shooting. |