FLORIDA – The Democratic National Committee (DNC) on Thursday used the one year anniversary of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting that left 17 people dead to push for campaign donations.
The DNC sent out an email from Manuel Oliver, whose son died in the Parkland shooting, asking recipients to โstand with Democrats who will work to solve our nationโs gun violence epidemicโ by giving the DNC their name, email address and zip code.
โNo other country has to live through mass shooting after mass shooting like the United States. Itโs not just a coincidence. Itโs what happens when [National Rifle Association]-backed politicians refuse to act while the gun lobby fills their pockets. Itโs why we have to be doing everything in our power to elect Democrats who will finally act to make a change,โ read the email from Oliver.
Those who โstand with Democratsโ by giving the DNC their personal information are immediately redirected to a page asking for money โto stand up against the GOP and the gun lobby.โ
Thursday wasnโt the first time that the DNCย fundraised off of the Parkland shooting.
The day after the shooting, the DNC sent out an emotional email, signed by DNC Chair Tom Perez, asking supporters to sign a petition telling Congress that โitโs past time to take action to address our countryโs gun violence epidemic.โ
Then, too, anyone who signed the petition was redirected to a donation page asking for money to โhelp Democrats take on the gun lobby.โ
The DNC didnโt return a request for comment.
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