Florida teens eviscerate NRA’s pathetic Oscars campaign

The NRA began a hateful propaganda campaign during Sunday night’s Oscars ceremony. But the teen survivors of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting fought back.

The NRA released a series of offensive videos attacking the media, proponents of gun reform, opponents of racism, and others.

In one clip, spokesperson Dana Loesch railed against a long list of people while standing next to an hourglass. She concluded with the thinly veiled declaration: “Your time is running out. The clock starts now.”

The threatening clips garnered quick and overwhelming responses from the teens who lived through the gun massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

“Oof we’re just trembling with fear,” tweeted Lauren Hogg, whose family withstood threats following a smear campaign against the survivors. “The fact that you are so scared that you feel the only way to get your point across is by trying to scare teenagers who have just survived a mass shooting and the media is what is really PETTY in this situation.”

And Cameron Kasky noted that the NRA sure seems “scared of my high school friends.”

Other survivors posted defiant messages proving that the NRA’s intimidation campaign isn’t working on them. And they pointed out that it is the NRA and its supporters who ought to be worried now.

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Awww. The teenagers are really starting to piss you off now, aren’t they? #neveragain https://t.co/28MkUVwFcb

— Aly Sheehy Ⓥ (@Aly_Sheehy) March 5, 2018

This elite interest group (@NRA ) threatens our very survival, and to you we say: we don’t trust you, we don’t fear you, and we don’t need you. Take your hands of our future.

There, fixed it for you. #neveragain https://t.co/FYITTpZJlK

— Aly Sheehy Ⓥ (@Aly_Sheehy) March 5, 2018

we threaten YOUR survival? it was YOU who had a hand in the murders of 17 of my classmates and teachers. it’s safe to say we don’t fear or need you at all either. https://t.co/gP4uiwOdU2

— cat 🪴 (@cattibbetts) March 5, 2018

We have an hourglass too Dana, you’re not special. https://t.co/Ne8B1Ti2GL

— Sarah Chadwick (@Sarahchadwickk) March 5, 2018

The students also slammed a video that falsely claimed activists want to ban all guns. And they offered up some actual truths:

The Truth is, we want to ban guns that can fire 160 rounds in 7 minutes. https://t.co/euAV7Z5xbc

— Jaclyn Corin (@JaclynCorin) March 5, 2018

The Truth is, 17 people were SLAUGHTERED at my school, and we have EVERY RIGHT to want those guns banned. https://t.co/oiVbg8IqxI

— Josh Katz (@jkatz0) March 5, 2018

The truth is, no one should have the ability to fire off 160 rounds in a matter of minutes. While you argue to keep your “cool toys,” people are losing their lives because of weapons like that. #neveragain https://t.co/RwW7DYb0q4

— Aly Sheehy Ⓥ (@Aly_Sheehy) March 5, 2018

The NRA has been in a desperate tailspin since the Parkland shooting. In addition to losing business partners, the group has seen its dangerous agenda called out again and again by these young activists.

Perhaps the most fitting response to the NRA’s hateful campaign came from senior Jose Iglesias.

“No, your time is running out.”