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Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) demanded on Wednesday that the Senate pass legislation to protect pets like the dog that recently died on a United Airlines flight. While the story of the dog's death shocked many Americans, critics couldn't help but point out the irony of Kennedy's grave concerns over pet safety amid his dismissive attitude toward gun control measures. (Photo: @passivetech/Twitter)
While Shooting Massacres of Kids Could Not, Dog Killed by Airline Spurs GOP Senator to Act Fast
"One dog dies and we get a bill immediately. Over 7,000 children have died in gun related incidents since Sandy Hook and we get 'thoughts and prayers.'"
Mar 15, 2018
The story of a puppy who died on a United Airlines flight this week shocked many Americans, after reports surfaced that a flight attendant put the dog's crate in an overhead bin despite the owner's protests.
But after a Republican senator immediately pledged to introduce legislation that would prevent such deaths, critics noted the disconnect between the lawmaker's rapid response to the incident involving pet safety and his dismissive attitude towards gun control efforts aimed at ending the mass slaughter of human beings, including students and children, each year.
Good for you. But it's funny how fast you worked for an animal as opposed to children in school being massacred. I love my pets dearly, but I love my family including kids in my family more. Thanks
-- Lewis (@Spider_5466) March 15, 2018
Kennedy tweeted his response to the dog's death on the same day that thousands of students, teachers, and parents across the nation staged protests demanding stricter gun control reforms, including universal background checks and strengthening of the background check system, a ban on military-style weapons like the AR-15, and a raised minimum age for gun purchasers.
The demonstrations marked one month since the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., in which 17 people were killed--just the latest of several mass shootings in recent years, many of which involved the AR-15.
Kennedy has shrugged off proposals for gun control reforms in recent weeks, saying, "I don't think we need more gun control laws...we need more idiot control." The senator has received more than $200,000 from the National Rifle Association (NRA) over the course of his career.
The Department of Transportation found last month that 18 animals died last year while in the care of United. In a letter to the airline on Wednesday, Kennedy called the pattern of deaths "simply inexcusable."
"I write to demand an immediate explanation for the number of animals who have died recently in United Airlines' care," the senator wrote.
While various pieces of legislation on a range of priorities are proposed, debated, and voted on every day in Washington, many on social media were struck by the irony of a lawmaker who has dismissed gun control measures proposed in the interest of protecting American schoolchildren--7,000 of whom have been killed by gun violence in the last five years, according to the CDC--now demanding to know what can be done to protect dogs from airplane deaths.
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The story of a puppy who died on a United Airlines flight this week shocked many Americans, after reports surfaced that a flight attendant put the dog's crate in an overhead bin despite the owner's protests.
But after a Republican senator immediately pledged to introduce legislation that would prevent such deaths, critics noted the disconnect between the lawmaker's rapid response to the incident involving pet safety and his dismissive attitude towards gun control efforts aimed at ending the mass slaughter of human beings, including students and children, each year.
Good for you. But it's funny how fast you worked for an animal as opposed to children in school being massacred. I love my pets dearly, but I love my family including kids in my family more. Thanks
-- Lewis (@Spider_5466) March 15, 2018
Kennedy tweeted his response to the dog's death on the same day that thousands of students, teachers, and parents across the nation staged protests demanding stricter gun control reforms, including universal background checks and strengthening of the background check system, a ban on military-style weapons like the AR-15, and a raised minimum age for gun purchasers.
The demonstrations marked one month since the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., in which 17 people were killed--just the latest of several mass shootings in recent years, many of which involved the AR-15.
Kennedy has shrugged off proposals for gun control reforms in recent weeks, saying, "I don't think we need more gun control laws...we need more idiot control." The senator has received more than $200,000 from the National Rifle Association (NRA) over the course of his career.
The Department of Transportation found last month that 18 animals died last year while in the care of United. In a letter to the airline on Wednesday, Kennedy called the pattern of deaths "simply inexcusable."
"I write to demand an immediate explanation for the number of animals who have died recently in United Airlines' care," the senator wrote.
While various pieces of legislation on a range of priorities are proposed, debated, and voted on every day in Washington, many on social media were struck by the irony of a lawmaker who has dismissed gun control measures proposed in the interest of protecting American schoolchildren--7,000 of whom have been killed by gun violence in the last five years, according to the CDC--now demanding to know what can be done to protect dogs from airplane deaths.
The story of a puppy who died on a United Airlines flight this week shocked many Americans, after reports surfaced that a flight attendant put the dog's crate in an overhead bin despite the owner's protests.
But after a Republican senator immediately pledged to introduce legislation that would prevent such deaths, critics noted the disconnect between the lawmaker's rapid response to the incident involving pet safety and his dismissive attitude towards gun control efforts aimed at ending the mass slaughter of human beings, including students and children, each year.
Good for you. But it's funny how fast you worked for an animal as opposed to children in school being massacred. I love my pets dearly, but I love my family including kids in my family more. Thanks
-- Lewis (@Spider_5466) March 15, 2018
Kennedy tweeted his response to the dog's death on the same day that thousands of students, teachers, and parents across the nation staged protests demanding stricter gun control reforms, including universal background checks and strengthening of the background check system, a ban on military-style weapons like the AR-15, and a raised minimum age for gun purchasers.
The demonstrations marked one month since the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., in which 17 people were killed--just the latest of several mass shootings in recent years, many of which involved the AR-15.
Kennedy has shrugged off proposals for gun control reforms in recent weeks, saying, "I don't think we need more gun control laws...we need more idiot control." The senator has received more than $200,000 from the National Rifle Association (NRA) over the course of his career.
The Department of Transportation found last month that 18 animals died last year while in the care of United. In a letter to the airline on Wednesday, Kennedy called the pattern of deaths "simply inexcusable."
"I write to demand an immediate explanation for the number of animals who have died recently in United Airlines' care," the senator wrote.
While various pieces of legislation on a range of priorities are proposed, debated, and voted on every day in Washington, many on social media were struck by the irony of a lawmaker who has dismissed gun control measures proposed in the interest of protecting American schoolchildren--7,000 of whom have been killed by gun violence in the last five years, according to the CDC--now demanding to know what can be done to protect dogs from airplane deaths.
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