Trump’s message after a tragic mass shooting at Florida State University was clear: defend the Constitution, even in moments of crisis.
On April 17, 2025, a deranged gunman killed 2 two people and wounded six others. The attack, which unfolded near the student union just before noon, rattled the campus and reignited fierce debate over gun policy and campus safety in Florida.
The shooter, identified as 20-year-old FSU student Phoenix Ikner, arrived at a campus parking garage around 11 a.m. and began firing a handgun outside the student union shortly before noon. Ikner chaotically moved across green spaces and buildings, firing indiscriminately. Law enforcement ultimately confronted him. After refusing to comply with law enforcement directives, he was shot and apprehended by the officers at the scene.
President Donald Trump, whose primary residence is in Palm Beach, Florida, responded swiftly to the tragedy. In his initial remarks, Trump described the shooting “a shame” and “a horrible thing,” stating, “Things like this take place. And we’ll have more to say about it later.” When pressed about the possibility of new gun control measures, Trump reiterated his unwavering support for the Second Amendment:
“Look, I’m a big advocate of the Second Amendment. I have been from the beginning. I protected it, and these things are terrible, but the gun doesn’t do the shooting. The people do. It’s a phrase that’s used probably too often.”
President Trump further emphasized, “I have an obligation to protect the Second Amendment. I ran on the Second Amendment… and I will always protect the Second Amendment.” Trump’s comments made clear that this latest shooting would not prompt him to reconsider his stance on gun rights or support additional restrictions.
There is more to this story but the enclosed captures TWO things
TRUMPS Second Amendment stance
and his ability (as usual) to see the Forrest through the trees.
Every time someone bangs off a few rounds on Campus, a Mall, a Dairy Queen
the UNHINGED see this as a Clarion call for More RESTRICTIONS, Total disarmament.
IT’s NEVER about the Victims, THE CHILDREN, a Goldfish! It’s about the Socialist Agenda and making us the New Venezuela, Brazil, Australia. As far as these folk’s are concerned THEY (the Left) are the only people who should have Guns. Very Enlightened of them, like THEY are the ones to make up the RULES Not the Second Amendment or Our Commander-In-Chief.
President Trump said it best above, no need for me to say it again.
This is the BEST SHOT @ stopping the Gun Grabbers once and for all
WWG1WGA
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