Democratic Candidate For Florida Governor Releases Parkland Ad
The 2018 Midterm Elections are less than seven months away, and races are starting to heat up. Among the issues, voters are talking about gun control and the Second Amendment. After the Parkland, Florida shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the March for Our Lives rally in Washington, D.C., and the push for gun control at both the state and federal level, it is expected that these issues would come up on the campaign trail for both political parties. On Monday morning, Florida Democratic candidate for governor, Gwen Graham, released her new ad calling for more gun control in the state.

Graham goes on to blame the gun lobby and Republicans for inaction. Some may even feel that Graham’s statement blames the gun lobby and Republicans for the shooting. Despite Graham’s claim, however, Florida’s legislature and governor have done “something” in an attempt to prevent gun violence and further mass shootings. Albeit, Second Amendment supporters do not endorse the measures and believe the new laws infringe on their Second Amendment right more so than prevent further violence.

Graham knows that Republicans in Florida’s House and Senate passed bills raising the legal age required to purchase a semi-automatic rifle from 18 to 21, banned bump stocks, implemented extreme risk protection orders, and instilled a longer waiting period for gun purchases. She also knows that Governor Rick Scott signed them into law. It’s undeniable that Republicans have taken some action, but it’s, unsurprisingly, not enough to satisfy her.

Graham has also been endorsed as a “Gun Sense Candidate” by the gun safety group Moms Demand Action earlier this month. If elected governor, she’s pledged to “suspend AR-15 sales, ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, and strengthen the background check system so that it is truly effective and universal,” her campaign said in a statement.
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