PHOENIX (AP) — Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance said Thursday that he lamented that school shootings are a “fact of life” and suggested that strengthening security measures was the best way to address the issue. Vance's remarks came during a campaign stop in Ohio, where he was addressing concerns about gun violence in schools.
An Associated Press headline said Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance called school shootings a 'fact of life' without the full context of his statement. Many critics took to social media to express their outrage at Vance's comments, with some calling for him to apologize and retract his statement.
Vance's remarks came a day after 14-year-old Colt Gray was arrested for killing four people during a shooting rampage at Apalachee High School in Georgia. The tragic incident reignited the national debate on gun control and school safety, with many calling for stricter measures to prevent such tragedies from happening again.
In the latest installment of “JD Vance insults childless people,” which arrived last week, the Republican vice-presidential nominee turned heads once again with his controversial comments on school shootings. Many questioned Vance's empathy and understanding of the gravity of the issue, as he seemed to downplay the impact of such incidents on affected communities.
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Senator JD Vance of Ohio said on Thursday that school shootings were an unfortunate “fact of life,” and he called for strengthened security measures to prevent such incidents from occurring. Vance's comments sparked a heated debate on social media, with many criticizing his lack of empathy and understanding of the trauma caused by school shootings.
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