Pat Buchanan

The NRA was not responsible for the system-wide failure from Douglas High to the FBI. As the NRA’s Dana Loesch told CPAC Thursday: “The government can’t keep you safe and some people want us to give up our firearms and rely solely upon the protection of the same government that’s already failed us numerous times to keep us safe.”

The Daily Wire

We are told that the solution to mass shootings is for law-abiding citizens to give more authority to the authorities that failed, and to turn over our only way of protecting ourselves.  Why in the world would a single law-abiding gun owner hand over his or her weapon to the same authorities that did nothing to protect the children of Parkland?

Townhall

David Harsanyi: The kids were indeed earnest, even if they were generally uneducated about gun laws, legal process and the underpinning of the Second Amendment -- which is to be expected. Those who use them as political shields, on the other hand, are cynical. Those who put them on TV to participate in a national Airing of Grievances are cynical.

RedState

It seems ridiculous that we would entrust the successful defense of new laws to people who clearly cannot enforce the ones we already have.

The Washington Examiner

He was at the funeral for slain Douglas High School athletic director Chris Hixon.  

Rush Limbaugh

I certainly hope everybody watching (Wednesday night), if you were watching, this disgrace CNN put, trying to call that a town hall: I hope if you watched that, you see what I’m talking about. I hope you saw, I hope you noted how the last thing that was about was the safety of children.

The National Review

Quite a few advocates of gun control, including many who claim the mantle of “objective” journalism, have taken the view that these kids cannot be criticized. Apparently, it’s fine to push kids suffering from post-traumatic stress...in front of cameras in order to drive public policy, but it’s an affront to decency to disagree with what they say or question the practice of using victims this way.

Western Journal

As “walkouts” are staged during school hours across the country, one Texas school district is threatening to suspend any students who choose to join in on the protests against gun violence. Superintendent Curtis Rhodes of Needville Independent School District reportedly sent home a letter to students on Tuesday that said, “a disruption of the school will not be tolerated.”

Infowars

Andrew Klein, a Republican gun-owner and the father of Ariana Klein, a junior at Stoneman Douglas, said on Fox News that he received a call from a CNN producer the day after the shooting. He said it was “not surprising” that the town hall was focused on strict gun control measures, as the producer he spoke to was looking for people who wanted to talk about “policy.”

LifeZette

"Fake news" crew swooned when their guy spoke the words, yet check out reactions to the sitting president's consolation — hypocrisy, anyone?

The Daily Signal

DeVos, speaking during a question-and-answer session Thursday at the Conservative Political Action Conference, said one such pathway to freedom would be educational savings accounts to benefit military families who don’t want to send their children to failing public schools.

The Washington Free Beacon

George Soros, the liberal billionaire financier, has ramped up his criticism of major tech companies despite investing millions into companies he has singled out such as Facebook and Alphabet, Google's parent company.

Hannity.com

The official numbers were lower than projections by nearly 10,000 applications; signaling the US recovery is in full swing under President Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress.

The Conservative Tribune

Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn, who made headlines last year when she vowed “to represent the people of the United States, not the president” at the Winter Olympics, got trounced during her first performance at the games last week.

The Federalist

George Parry: Everyone had guns, but there were no school shootings in 1953. No movie theater massacres. No mass casualties caused by deranged and angry teenagers.