Parkland victim’s father rips Texas lt gov’s comments as ‘idiotic’

The father of a Parkland, Fla., shooting victim on Sunday ripped Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s (R) comments downplaying the need for stricter gun control, calling them “idiotic.” 

“I think those are the most idiotic comments I’ve ever heard regarding gun safety,” Fred Guttenberg told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos on “This Week.” 

“Let me be clear, he should be removed from office for his failure to protect the citizens of Texas,” he continued. Guttenberg’s daughter, Jamie, was killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in the Feb. 14 shooting. 

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“For that man to make those moronic comments? Unacceptable,” he said. 

Patrick, who appeared on the show earlier, said the focus should be on people who own guns instead of the guns themselves in the wake of multiple mass shootings in the U.S.

“It’s not about the guns, it’s about us,” Patrick said. 

“Gun control, I believe, starts at home,” he continued. “Every person who owns a gun must be accountable for the guns at home.” 

The comments come two days after 10 people were killed and 13 people were injured during a shooting at a Santa Fe, Texas, high school. 

Friday’s massacre came just three months after the shooting in Parkland, Fla., left 17 people dead.