Current Events > Conservative parkland teen interrogated by police for visiting gunrange

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What the fuck?

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http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/parkland-kid-draws-fire-shooting-ar-15-gun-54708177

A Marjory Stoneman Douglas student alleges he was aggressively questioned by school administrators and local law enforcement after posting on social media that he fired an assault weapon at a gun range with his dad.

Junior Kyle Kashuv said he was brought in for questioning Monday by a school security officer and a Broward County deputy in what he says was an attempt to intimidate him.

"I can now check off being wrongfully questioned by law enforcement off my bucket list," tweeted Kashuv, adding "school will be interesting for the remainder of my tenure at MSD. I am not looking forward to it."

On Tuesday, Kashuv told Fox News host Tucker Carlson that the meeting with officials was an interrogation.

"It was a clear attempt to intimidate me, and they used very, very, very harsh intimidation tactics," Kashuv said.

After first being questioned by a school security officer, a Broward County deputy entered the room and sat behind the teen, Kashuv said. The deputy began asking Kashuv who the rifle belonged to and who he went shooting with. Kashuv said he asked if he could record the interview and was told that he couldn't. The teen said he felt like the deputy was trying to get him to incriminate his father.

Kashuv said the gun debate has become so prominent since the Valentine's Day massacre that killed 17 that he "felt it was important to learn about the physical mechanics of it," Kashuv said in a text to The Associated Press. "I made sure to post about it because I wanted to show people it's people that are the issue, not guns."

Kashuv also tweeted "Apparently using my constitutional rights to learn how to defend myself is wrong? Sorry, I thought this was still the United States of America."

On Friday, Kashuv posted videos on Twitter showing him firing an AR-15 rifle at a target, saying it "strengthened my love for 2A" and taught him "America is the greatest country ever, where freedom intensifies and liberty is required to be a real American."

His posts came as thousands of students around the country walked out of school for gun reform in honor of the 19th anniversary of the Columbine shooting.

Kashuv has been a vocal supporter of gun rights and garnered heavy support from conservative pro-gun groups. The teen has drawn criticism from the core #NeverAgain students, including Emma Gonzalez and David Hogg, who have repeatedly called for a ban on assault rifles.

A Broward Sheriff's Office incident report confirmed the meeting, but didn't provide any specific response to Kashuv's claim that the deputy used interrogation techniques against him.

A school security supervisor told the deputy several students had expressed concern about the social media post, even though no threats were on the video, the report said.

When asked about the post, Kashuv said he had borrowed the rifle from a friend and went shooting with his father, the report said. Officials contacted Kashuv's mother, who stated she knew about the video and the trip to the gun range.
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Funbazooka posted...

Kashuv also tweeted "Apparently using my constitutional rights to learn how to defend myself is wrong? Sorry, I thought this was still the United States of America."

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But for real, he should be allowed to exorcise his constitutional right in a way that is safe.
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Damned if you do, damned if you dont mentality going on there...
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EverDownward posted...

But for real, he should be allowed to exorcise his constitutional right in a way that is safe.

I agree, but the optics are terrible and I'm not entirely convinced this isn't a publicity stunt on his part. All these kids are under a microscope, a few of them are getting regular TV time, and here comes a Parkland kid going to a shooting range and practicing with an assault rifle and posting it on social media? There's zero chance he wasn't aware of how this was going to go down.
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suddenly righties care about what teens think
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Kid is a hero honestly
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s0nicfan posted...

EverDownward posted...

But for real, he should be allowed to exorcise his constitutional right in a way that is safe.

I agree, but the optics are terrible and I'm not entirely convinced this isn't a publicity stunt on his part. All these kids are under a microscope, a few of them are getting regular TV time, and here comes a Parkland kid going to a shooting range and practicing with an assault rifle and posting it on social media? There's zero chance he wasn't aware of how this was going to go down.

I mean, I hear very similar things being said by the right about David Hogg and Emma Gonzalez.
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EverDownward posted...

s0nicfan posted...

EverDownward posted...

But for real, he should be allowed to exorcise his constitutional right in a way that is safe.

I agree, but the optics are terrible and I'm not entirely convinced this isn't a publicity stunt on his part. All these kids are under a microscope, a few of them are getting regular TV time, and here comes a Parkland kid going to a shooting range and practicing with an assault rifle and posting it on social media? There's zero chance he wasn't aware of how this was going to go down.

I mean, I hear very similar things being said by the right about David Hogg and Emma Gonzalez.

And it's true of them too. These kids are pretty blatantly taking advantage of the spotlight.
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s0nicfan posted...

I agree, but the optics are terrible

I know it's current year but optics (aka left-wing bigotry) doesn't supersede the truth.
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Kid protests to have the 2A restricted and repealed: Oh hes standing up for his beliefs, good for him.

Kid posts him shooting an AR-15 at the range as a show of 2A support: OMG, hes a psycho!
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