Outrage Erupts As JD Vance Calls School Shootings A 'Fact of Life'

Republican Vice Presidential nominee JD Vance remarked that school shootings have become an unfortunate “fact of life” after a recent tragedy at a Georgia high school resulted in four fatalities. This comment has sparked outrage among his critics who believe stricter gun control laws can address the problem.

“If these psychos are going to go after our kids we’ve got to be prepared for it,” Vance said. “We don’t have to like the reality that we live in, but it is the reality we live in. We’ve got to deal with it.”

At a rally in Arizona, Vance emphasized the need to enhance school security rather than focusing on gun control measures, asserting that schools are “soft targets” for potential shooters.

“I don’t like that this is a fact of life,” Vance said. “But if you are a psycho and you want to make headlines, you realize that our schools are soft targets. And we have got to bolster security at our schools.”

He continued, “We’ve got to bolster security so if a psycho wants to walk through the front door and kill a bunch of children they’re not able.”

His comments faced backlash, particularly from gun control activist Fred Guttenberg, whose daughter was killed in the Parkland shooting, who criticized Vance for dismissing the severity of school shootings.

Responding to Vance, Fred Guttenberg, whose daughter was killed in a 2018 school shooting, said, “School shootings are a fact of life? My daughter Jaime’s murder was a fact of life? I can’t wait to make your exit from having any say in our public safety a fact of life. I can’t wait to vote for @KamalaHarris and @Tim_Walz.”

Meanwhile, former President Donald Trump has not provided clear policies on gun control.

Outrage Erupts As JD Vance Calls School Shootings A ‘Fact of Life’