在两起致命的大规模枪击事件发生一周后，佛罗里达州共和党将在战场州的一场枪支秀上举行两次选民登记活动，这是他们争取2020年唐纳德·特朗普总统连任的努力的一部分。

根据政客周四内部发送的一封“特朗普获胜团队”电子邮件称，本周末举行的枪支秀是“一个绝佳的机会，可以确保人们了解选民登记的最新情况，并更多地了解特朗普政府为解决公共安全和第二修正案权利所做的努力。”

上周末埃尔帕索和代顿大规模枪击事件造成31人死亡，数十人受伤，在此之后，共和党人和民主党人就枪支控制以及唐纳德·特朗普总统煽动性的种族言论是否助长了屠杀中的仇恨和暴力展开了激烈的争论。尽管俄亥俄州代顿枪击案与白人至上没有直接关系，但涉嫌埃尔帕索枪击案的凶手似乎受到了反移民言论的启发。

周末，要求更严格枪支管制措施的呼声淹没了社交媒体，成千上万的美国人使用# GunControlNow鼓励国会议员通过更严格的枪支法律。标签在周六下午开始流行。

作为对共和党枪支展示计划的回应，佛罗里达州民主党执行董事胡安·佩洛萨谴责共和党所谓的“宣传[国家步枪协会”

佩尼亚罗萨在一份声明中表示:“特朗普竞选团队和佛罗里达州共和党在连续一周的大规模枪击事件后，会推动枪支秀选民登记，这是危险的，坦白说也是不可思议的。”政客。“更多的证据表明，他们在国家步枪协会的口袋里，与美国人民完全没有联系。”

佛罗里达州共和党主席乔·格鲁特斯为这一举动辩护，指责民主党试图利用大规模枪击事件“作为阻止我们任何努力的楔子”

“我们不会让一些犯下这些可怕行为的病态精神错乱者分散我们帮助守法公民参与这一过程的注意力，”该州参议员补充道。

随着民主党人要求通过枪支措施来保护社区免受暴力侵害，一些共和党人开始将周末发生的袭击归咎于精神疾病和电子游戏。

特朗普周一在白宫外交接待室的摄像机前讲述了大规模枪击事件。“精神疾病和仇恨扣动了扳机，”总统说。“不是枪。”



 

ONE WEEK AFTER MASS SHOOTINGS, FLORIDA GOP WILL HOLD VOTER REGISTRATION AT GUN SHOW

One week after two deadly mass shootings, the Republican Party of Florida will hold two voter registration drives at a gun show in the battleground state as part of their efforts to reelect President Donald Trump in 2020.

According to Politico, a "Trump Victory Team" email, sent internally on Thursday, said the gun show taking place this weekend is a "great opportunity to make sure people are up to date on their voter registration and know more about the efforts of the Trump administration to address public safety and Second Amendment rights."

After the El Paso and Dayton mass shootings last weekend, which left 31 dead and dozens more injured, Republicans and Democrats have aggressively sparred over gun control and whether President Donald Trump's inflammatory racial rhetoric encouraged the hate and violence in the massacres. Although the Dayton, Ohio shooting showed no direct correlation to white supremacy, the suspected El Paso shooter appeared to have been inspired by anti-immigration rhetoric.

Calls for tougher gun control measures flooded social media over the weekend, with thousands of Americans using #GunControlNow to encourage lawmakers in Congress to pass stricter gun laws. The hashtag began trending on Saturday afternoon.

In response to the GOP's gun show plans, Florida Democratic Party Executive Director Juan Peñalosa condemned the Republican Party for allegedly "promoting [National Rifle Association (NRA)] propaganda."

"It's dangerous and frankly unbelievable that after a weekend of back-to-back mass shootings that the Trump campaign and the Florida Republican Party would promote registering voters at gun shows," Peñalosa said in a statement to Politico. "It is more evidence that they are in the pocket of the NRA and completely out of touch with the American people."

Republican Party of Florida Chairman Joe Gruters defended the move from critics and accused Democrats of attempting to use the mass shootings "as a wedge to halt any efforts we have."

"We are not going to let some sick deranged individual who committed those terrible acts distract us from efforts to help law abiding citizens participate in the process," the state senator added.

As Democrats demand passing gun measures to safeguard communities from violence, some Republicans have moved to blame mental illness and video games for the attacks that unfolded over the weekend.

Trump addressed the mass shootings in front of cameras in the White House's Diplomatic Reception Room on Monday. "Mental illness and hatred pulls the trigger," the president said. "Not the gun."