On Wednesday, Republican senator Marco Rubio took the stage along with NRA spokeswoman Dana Loesch at a CNN Town Hall in front of 7,000 people to take questions from those impacted by last week's deadly Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Texas. Things did not go well for the two.
Here are all the ways that Loesch and Rubio got schooled on gun control in the powerful, moving debate.
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Father Fred Guttenberg calls Rubio "weak"
Fred Guttenberg, whose daughter, Jaime Guttenberg, was killed in the shooting, told Rubio "your comments this week and those of our president have been pathetically weak."
"Look at me and tell me. Guns were the factor in the hunting of our kids in this school this week," Guttenberg said. "And look at me and tell me you accept it and you will work with us to do something about guns."
\u201cFather of Florida school shooting victim confronts Sen. Marco Rubio: "Your comments this week and those of our President have been pathetically weak" https://t.co/puYEwpdgTl #StudentsStandUp https://t.co/AC5Zh1NuJa\u201d— CNN (@CNN) 1519266407
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Student Cameron Kasky challenged Rubio to say he wouldn't take more money from the NRA
"Can you tell me you won't take a single donation from the NRA?" Kasky said. "In the name of the 17 people who died, you can't ask the NRA to keep their money?" Rubio did not answer, saying only "people buy into my agenda."
According to the Center for Responsive Politics, Rubio has accepted more than $3,303,335 from the NRA throughout his political career.
\u201cFlorida school shooting survivor Cameron Kasky challenges Sen. Marco Rubio: "Can you tell me right now that you will not accept a single donation from the NRA?" https://t.co/LiU42QFBEv #StudentsStandUp https://t.co/p6jlUGFxOs\u201d— CNN (@CNN) 1519268278
Student Ryan Deitsch asked why it's up to students to change the law
"We would like to know why do we have to be the ones to do this?" Deitsch asked. "Why do we have to speak out to the [state] Capitol? Why do we have to march on Washington, just to save innocent lives?"
\u201cMarjory Stoneman Douglas senior Ryan Deitsch asked Florida Sen. Marco Rubio why he and other students "have to march on Washington just to save innocent lives" https://t.co/rXpL971Ypr #StudentsStandUp\u201d— CNN (@CNN) 1519275791
Student Emma Gonzalez asks Dana Loesch to confirm that the NRA still supports semiautomatic and fully automatic weapons
"Dana Loesch, I want you to know that we will support your two children in a way that you will not," said Gonzalez. "The shooter at our school obtained weapons that he used on us legally. Do you think that it should be harder to obtain these semiautomatic and the modifications for these weapons that make them fully automatic like bump stocks?" After Loesch dodged the question, Gonzalez interrupted her and repeated the question. Loesch confirmed that the NRA still supports both.
\u201cNRA spokeswoman Dana Loesch: "This individual was nuts. ... None of us support people who are crazy, who are dangerous to themselves, who are a danger to others, getting their hands on a firearm." https://t.co/V50uSV8IiG #StudentsStandUp https://t.co/P5SiokWN3S\u201d— CNN (@CNN) 1519270577
Student Chris Grady got Rubio to say he was rethinking his position on large-capacity magazines
"Would you agree that there's no place in our society for large capacity magazines?" Grady asked. "After this, and some of the details I've learned, I am reconsidering that position," Rubio said.
\u201cWould you agree that there's no place in our society for large capacity magazines?\n\nRubio: I traditionally haven't supported it but \u201cafter this and some of the details I learned ... I am reconsidering that position\u201d https://t.co/1zo7oRaJHW #StudentsStandUp https://t.co/lzGQlSPytq\u201d— CNN (@CNN) 1519269807
Stoneman's drama club wrote and performed an anthem for the movement the students are leading
The song, called "Shine," sends the message "We're not going to let you win. We're putting up a fight. You may have brought the dark, but together we will shine the light."
\u201c\ud83c\udfb6 "You may have brought the dark, but together we will shine the light" \ud83c\udfb6\n\nMarjory Stoneman Douglas High School students give a moving performance of the song \u201cShine\u201d at the end of the town hall https://t.co/Ze1fqRJVtG #StudentsStandUp https://t.co/PczN2GRGC2\u201d— CNN (@CNN) 1519273713
