Shooting survivor David Hogg: Paul Ryan, make background checks your legacy

Hogg noted correctly that 90% of Americans support universal background checks, and exhorted Ryan to bring a vote

NICOLE KARLIS
04.11.2018•6:58 PM

David Hogg, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting survivor and gun control activist, is rallying people on Twitter to contact Speaker of the House Paul Ryan and demand the House vote on universal background checks.

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“Tweet your message to Speaker [Paul Ryan] … so our public servants can allow the vote on expansive universal background checks,” Hogg implored on Twitter. In a video attached to the tweet, Hogg addressed Speaker Ryan directly: “I would really love if you actually allowed a vote on the House floor for universal background checks,” Hogg said. “Over 90 percent of Americans support them, and it can help save some lives. Don’t even bother responding to this, just do it,” he added.

Ryan, the leader of the Republican Party in the lower house of Congress, announced on Wednesday that he would be stepping down from his congressional seat come January. Ryan is yet to respond to Hogg, and the additional messages he has received as of Wednesday evening. Indeed, upon hearing of the Speaker's departure, Hogg jumped on the opportunity to move Ryan to bring a vote.

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Hogg’s claim that 90 percent of American support universal background checks checks out, according to Politifact. Indeed, even 74 percent of NRA members support “requiring background checks for all gun sales,” as Politifact noted.

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