President Trump responded to a reporter pressuring him on new gun laws in the wake of the deadly shooting at Florida State University by reaffirming his commitment to the Second Amendment.
In the process, the President pointed out that guns are not scary inanimate objects that fire on their own accord.
“Mr. President, there are now two deceased following that shooting at Florida State University,” a reporter confronted. “Is there any changes you want to see to gun legislation? Anything you see broken with gun laws in our country?”
Trump did not waver on his staunch support of Second Amendment rights in America. Where many might cower, and of course, Democrats immediately pounce post-tragedy, the President resolved to continue supporting the right to bear arms.
“I’m a big advocate of the Second Amendment,” Trump swiftly replied. “I have been from the beginning. I protected it. And these things are terrible. But the gun doesn’t do the shooting. The people do.”
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“The gun doesn’t do the shooting, the people do,” Trump said. “I have an obligation to protect the Second Amendment.” pic.twitter.com/rnJ6q6suw1
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) April 17, 2025
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President Trump expressed sadness over today’s tragedy at FSU, where two people were killed and six others were injured. The suspected gunman has since been identified as 20-year-old Phoenix Ikner.
Authorities have reported that Ikner, who has been detained and is being treated at a local hospital, was a student at the university. His mother is reportedly a sheriff’s deputy with the Leon County Sheriff’s Office.
Trump noted that he is pretty familiar with FSU and said, “We’ll have more to say about it later on.”
The reporter seized on that comment in the hopes that this might lead to a move on gun legislation, asking, “What do you mean when you say there will be more to say about it?”
“Only in terms of what happened,” he replied. “As far as legislation is concerned, this has been going on for a long time. I have an obligation to protect the Second Amendment. I ran on the Second Amendment, among many other things, and I will always protect the Second Amendment.”
The man does not bend.
There isn’t a crisis that the media is unwilling to exploit as an emotional tool to promote an anti-gun agenda. We see this time and again with tragedies like the FSU shooting. And it continues, even as victims have yet to be identified, on mainstream channels as we speak.
The gun debate kicks off as after the devastating Florida State University shooting.
Amy Walter: “I think it is understandable that there is a frustration from Americans that this continues to be part of our daily lives, and that if there aren’t laws to be held that are going… pic.twitter.com/5qBjDrJAN3
— DeVory Darkins (@devorydarkins) April 17, 2025
They’re even willing to dispense with the truth and clip videos to create a false narrative that the President has no sympathy for what happened at FSU. That he’s simply a gun-toting, bloodthirsty animal who approves of the carnage.
RedState Senior Editor Joe Cunningham found a left-wing X account that posted a blatantly out-of-context clip in an attempt to portray Trump in a negative light.
Why didn’t you include President Trump’s full quote?
“It’s a horrible thing — horrible that things like this take place.”pic.twitter.com/R6WyPYbmMG https://t.co/LU0g4z63n7
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 17, 2025
That clip, which bends the truth behind Trump’s remarks, has over 3 million views. Literal fake news, spreading like wildfire on social media.
In early February, President Trump ordered an examination of all government regulations to assess whether they infringe Americans’ Second Amendment rights. He signed an Executive Order “to end the federal government’s violation of Americans’ fundamental Second Amendment right to protect themselves, their families, and their freedoms.”
That right to self-defense doesn’t end simply because a crazed man attacked an already allegedly “gun-free” school zone.
Editor’s Note: President Trump is leading America into the “Golden Age” as Democrats try desperately to stop it.
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