Steve King Tried To Troll Teens Who Support Gun Control. It Didn't Go Well.
An arch-conservative congressman with a reputation for inflammatory comments on Tuesday called out teens who support raising the age for gun purchases by asking whether that also meant they shouldn’t be able to vote.
Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) asked on Twitter:
If you are a teenager & believe you won’t be responsible enough to own a gun until 21, why should you vote before 21?
— Steve King (@SteveKingIA) March 27, 2018
The answers to King’s query came in fast, with more than 14,000 replies over a little more than a day:
because we're responsible enough to know you should be voted out AND reasonable enough to know that commons sense gun reform saves lives.
— Joseph Tolsma (@JosephStanten) March 27, 2018
Why, it’s simple. To vote you out! https://t.co/tBTCqRO1Cg
— Delaney Tarr (@delaneytarr) March 28, 2018
If you are almost 70, and believe in magical vaginas that shut down the reproductive system when they detect rape, you shouldn't be allowed to have a gun, vote, drink, be in congress or reproduce.
— Facts Do Matter (@WilDonnelly) March 27, 2018
The teens are giving you a carrot. Take it while you can. Soon, they will all be old enough to vote, and you will be outnumbered.#Enough #NeverAgain #MarchForOurLives#TheResistance #GeeksResist #BlueWave
(I bet there are more real people in this picture, than in the NRA.) pic.twitter.com/8rYLZLX2SK— Reject The Lies (@RejectTheLies) March 28, 2018
If you are a politician asking young people not to vote, then you are too old to be a politician.
— DDay (@qedigiv) March 28, 2018
Resign. And delete your account. In that order.
— GeorgeBradfordMusic (@GBradfordMusic) March 28, 2018
Because they’re dying before they reach 18
— Annie Seely (@AnneKSeely) March 27, 2018
Bullying teens who survived a mass shooting is not a good look.. but please continue pic.twitter.com/A5NscLdgKs
— dcdulce (@dcdulce) March 28, 2018
I don’t know, Steve. Maybe because you can’t kill anyone with a ballot. 🤔
— Megan Haynes (@megacts) March 28, 2018
To get rid of you.
— Amy Holden Jones (@aholdenj) March 28, 2018
Because 17 people won’t die in 6 minutes while anyone is voting....
— Karen Barrows (@KarenLBarrows) March 28, 2018
— curious.endeavors (@ljerew) March 27, 2018
You're clearly not responsible enough to be trusted with anything. Resign you fascist troglodyte
— ManoMarks (@ManoMarks) March 27, 2018
Proof that we need a minimum IQ level for our elected officials. You're trying to prove apples vs. spam, and you're dreadfully losing that battle. Enjoy your retirement in 9-1/2 months.
— Angi_M (@Angi_Noelle) March 27, 2018
Hmmm. I don’t know. Because they’re two completely different things?
— Alex powers (@ClayDayton) March 27, 2018
If you are a Congressional representative and seriously posit such a ridiculous analogy, why should you be allowed to represent constituents?
— Kim AF Brat (@winetast3r) March 27, 2018
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