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<p>Survivors and family of victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School school shooting in Parkland, Florida confronted NRA-backed Marco Rubio and NRA spokeswoman Dana Loesch at the <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/21/politics/cnn-town-hall-florida-shooting/index.html" target="_blank">CNN town hall</a> on Wednesday.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Florida school shooting survivor Cameron Kasky challenges Sen. Marco Rubio: &quot;Can you tell me right now that you will not accept a single donation from the NRA?&quot; <a href="https://t.co/LiU42QFBEv">https://t.co/LiU42QFBEv</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StudentsStandUp?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#StudentsStandUp</a> <a href="https://t.co/p6jlUGFxOs">https://t.co/p6jlUGFxOs</a></p>&mdash; CNN (@CNN) <a href="https://twitter.com/CNN/status/966507326877327360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 22, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">NRA spokeswoman Dana Loesch: &quot;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.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/V50uSV8IiG">https://t.co/V50uSV8IiG</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StudentsStandUp?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#StudentsStandUp</a> <a href="https://t.co/P5SiokWN3S">https://t.co/P5SiokWN3S</a></p>&mdash; CNN (@CNN) <a href="https://twitter.com/CNN/status/966516970815332352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 22, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Florida school shooting survivor Cameron Kasky challenges Sen. Marco Rubio: &quot;Can you tell me right now that you will not accept a single donation from the NRA?&quot; <a href="https://t.co/LiU42QFBEv">https://t.co/LiU42QFBEv</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StudentsStandUp?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#StudentsStandUp</a> <a href="https://t.co/p6jlUGFxOs">https://t.co/p6jlUGFxOs</a></p>&mdash; CNN (@CNN) <a href="https://twitter.com/CNN/status/966507326877327360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 22, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A teacher asks the NRA spokeswoman explain how she defines a “well-regulated militia” and how “an 18-year-old with a military rifle&quot; is well-regulated<br><br>Dana Loesch: He should have been barred from getting a firearm <a href="https://t.co/k8U0ap8QAt">https://t.co/k8U0ap8QAt</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StudentsStandUp?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#StudentsStandUp</a> <a href="https://t.co/XmR7ysiAem">https://t.co/XmR7ysiAem</a></p>&mdash; CNN (@CNN) <a href="https://twitter.com/CNN/status/966522412085870593?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 22, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Despite Loesch looking like a twat in the face of well-formed arguments from teenagers, the NRA congratulated their puppet for a job well done.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/DLoesch?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DLoesch</a> thank you for being the voice of over 5 Million <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NRA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NRA</a> members. <a href="https://t.co/WDz7vujXfM">pic.twitter.com/WDz7vujXfM</a></p>&mdash; NRA (@NRA) <a href="https://twitter.com/NRA/status/966522667611369477?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 22, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Recognize that lovely blonde face? It&#39;s Amy Poehler in her role as Leslie Knope on <em>Parks and Recreation</em>. There is no way in hell Knope would ever support the NRA, a fact which show creator Michael Schur made very clear in a tweet. Shur shared not only his thoughts but also Amy Poehler&#39;s.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hi, please take this down. I would prefer you not use a GIF from a show I worked on to promote your pro-slaughter agenda. <br><br>Also, Amy isn&#39;t on twitter, but she texted me a message: &quot;Can you tweet the NRA for me and tell them I said fuck off?&quot; <a href="https://t.co/YXSdzCdvdd">https://t.co/YXSdzCdvdd</a></p>&mdash; Ken Tremendous (@KenTremendous) <a href="https://twitter.com/KenTremendous/status/966550859030044672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 22, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Nick Offerman, who played Ron Swanson on the show, also had some words for the NRA.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hi, please take this down. I would prefer you not use a GIF from a show I worked on to promote your pro-slaughter agenda. <br><br>Also, Amy isn&#39;t on twitter, but she texted me a message: &quot;Can you tweet the NRA for me and tell them I said fuck off?&quot; <a href="https://t.co/YXSdzCdvdd">https://t.co/YXSdzCdvdd</a></p>&mdash; Ken Tremendous (@KenTremendous) <a href="https://twitter.com/KenTremendous/status/966550859030044672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 22, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Adam Scott, Poehler&#39;s TV husband, didn&#39;t mince his words either.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hey <a href="https://twitter.com/NRA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@nra</a> please stay the fuck away from Leslie Knope. <a href="https://t.co/Lr2HCeN7qp">https://t.co/Lr2HCeN7qp</a></p>&mdash; Adam Scott (@mradamscott) <a href="https://twitter.com/mradamscott/status/966568156796891136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 22, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Don&#39;t mess with Knope. She will come for you.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><div><div class="video-correcting-container" style="left: 0px;width: 100%;height: 0px;position: relative;padding-bottom: 56.2493%;"><iframe src="https://giphy.com/embed/xRfxdozZr2zYI" width="480" height="221" frameborder="0" class="giphy-embed" allowfullscreen style="top: 0px;left: 0px;width: 100%;height: 100%;position: absolute;"></iframe></div></div></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

Amy Poehler tells the NRA to 'f*ck off.'

Survivors and family of victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School school shooting in Parkland, Florida confronted NRA-backed Marco Rubio and NRA spokeswoman Dana Loesch at the CNN town hall on Wednesday.Florida school shooting survivor Cameron Kasky challenges Sen. Marco Rubio: &quot;Can you tell me right now that you will not accept a single donation from the NRA?&quot; https://t.co/LiU42QFBEv #StudentsStandUp https://t.co/p6jlUGFxOs&mdash; CNN (@CNN) February 22, 2018 NRA spokeswoman Dana Loesch: &quot;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.&quot; https://t.co/V50uSV8IiG #StudentsStandUp https://t.co/P5SiokWN3S&mdash; CNN (@CNN) February 22, 2018 Florida school shooting survivor Cameron Kasky challenges Sen. Marco Rubio: &quot;Can you tell me right now that you will not accept a single donation from the NRA?&quot; https://t.co/LiU42QFBEv #StudentsStandUp https://t.co/p6jlUGFxOs&mdash; CNN (@CNN) February 22, 2018 A teacher asks the NRA spokeswoman explain how she defines a “well-regulated militia” and how “an 18-year-old with a military rifle&quot; is well-regulatedDana Loesch: He should have been barred from getting a firearm https://t.co/k8U0ap8QAt #StudentsStandUp https://t.co/XmR7ysiAem&mdash; CNN (@CNN) February 22, 2018 Despite Loesch looking like a twat in the face of well-formed arguments from teenagers, the NRA congratulated their puppet for a job well done..@DLoesch thank you for being the voice of over 5 Million #NRA members. pic.twitter.com/WDz7vujXfM&mdash; NRA (@NRA) February 22, 2018 Recognize that lovely blonde face? It&#39;s Amy Poehler in her role as Leslie Knope on Parks and Recreation. There is no way in hell Knope would ever support the NRA, a fact which show creator Michael Schur made very clear in a tweet. Shur shared not only his thoughts but also Amy Poehler&#39;s.Hi, please take this down. I would prefer you not use a GIF from a show I worked on to promote your pro-slaughter agenda. Also, Amy isn&#39;t on twitter, but she texted me a message: &quot;Can you tweet the NRA for me and tell them I said fuck off?&quot; https://t.co/YXSdzCdvdd&mdash; Ken Tremendous (@KenTremendous) February 22, 2018 Nick Offerman, who played Ron Swanson on the show, also had some words for the NRA.Hi, please take this down. I would prefer you not use a GIF from a show I worked on to promote your pro-slaughter agenda. Also, Amy isn&#39;t on twitter, but she texted me a message: &quot;Can you tweet the NRA for me and tell them I said fuck off?&quot; https://t.co/YXSdzCdvdd&mdash; Ken Tremendous (@KenTremendous) February 22, 2018 Adam Scott, Poehler&#39;s TV husband, didn&#39;t mince his words either.Hey @nra please stay the fuck away from Leslie Knope. https://t.co/Lr2HCeN7qp&mdash; Adam Scott (@mradamscott) February 22, 2018 Don&#39;t mess with Knope. She will come for you.

Amy Poehler, Michael Schur and more 'Parks and Rec' stars tell the NRA to 'f*ck off.'