This week’s shooting at Parkland High School in Florida has once again stirred up the national debate over gun control – or any kind of solution to the violence that hundreds and thousands face every year from gun related deaths and injuries.
While DJs and producer themselves perhaps aren’t in a position to effect change, they have large platform of fans on social media channels and fans who listen to them. As such, many have found that it is irresponsible to not speak up.
In our effort to be impartial, we looked for DJs and musicians who were on the opposite side of the issue, who wanted looser gun controls – as far as major DJs are concerned, we couldn’t find a single one.
Here are a few DJs who have spoken about gun control this week.
you know why pro-gun people want us to wait 2 days to talk about it?
because when a mass shooting happens every 2 days that means you can never talk about it
they know they are on the losing side of this debate but they would rather let people get fucking shot than lose
— Puppet (@puppetsucks) February 15, 2018
This sums it up. Protect kids, not guns. @nationalrifleassociation @housegop @senategop @gop @speakerryan @realdonaldtrump pic.twitter.com/Q4DXjAITjL
— moby XⓋX (@thelittleidiot) February 16, 2018
https://twitter.com/bleepbloopbass/status/964288998603722753
Our Constitutional right to bear arms is not in jeopardy: nobody is ever going to “take away our guns” – that’s right wing propoganda. Our government should be dedicated to our safety: safely CONTROLLING guns like we also control pharmaceuticals and motor vehicles. https://t.co/FCmUawZVmL
— Bassnectar (@bassnectar) February 15, 2018
I don’t wanna hear arguments on gun control. There is no argument.
Let people buy guns and kids die.
“They’ll still get them illegally”
This is not a valid argument! You don’t need guns to protect yourself if less people have guns in the first place.
— Plastician / Stish (@Plastician) February 15, 2018
We don’t have these problems in canada. People are lazy. They don’t take Bomb building courses. They pick up the gun that’s sitting right fucking next to them, and use it. Because again, people are lazy, and guns are way to easy.
— SHAUN FRANK (@Shaun_Frank) February 15, 2018
Education doesn’t do anything if someone is obsessed and builds hate over a situation. Easily accessible guns make it too easy for this to happen! We educate kids in school about safe sex but teen pregnancy is huge
— FuntCase | DPMO (@FuntCaseUK) February 15, 2018
Time for some fucking gun control.. violence in this country has gotten so out of hand and it’s extremely tragic and sickening. https://t.co/cJvU4aFhVx
— SAM F (@DJSamF) February 16, 2018
We grew up in the poorest, most violent UK City. Our last day of high school we were forced to fight 100 other kids and adults. One of our heads is stapled together because we were attacked with hammers and bats. We're alive today because none of those pussies had access to a gun
— EC TWINS (@ectwins) February 16, 2018
'But!' said the clever man 'Cars are just like guns…except worse!' A shocked silence followed – who could prove him wrong? The world was never the same again. https://t.co/QwpTYnIwsL
— Feed Me (@feedme) February 15, 2018
just take the guns away… I can’t see any more kids dead… please… this shit is so sad 😞
— GORDO (@GordoSZN) February 15, 2018
https://twitter.com/djirisofficial/status/963959552017223680
https://twitter.com/MUSTDIEmusic/status/963923715472859137
Real talk: as gun owners we are ready and accept gun control. Take them. These aren't necessary whatsoever.
— BAD ROYALE (@badroyalemusic) February 15, 2018
https://twitter.com/LUMBERJVCK/status/963908957218652160
– Every year obesity kills more than 2 million people! Let’s ban food!
– Nearly 1.3 million people die in road crashes each year, on average 3,287 deaths a day. An additional 20-50 million are injured or disabled. Let’s ban cars!
etc.
«I personally witnessed two fellow students murder twelve of my classmates and one teacher. The assault weapons ban [which was then in effect] did not deter these two murderers, nor did the other thirty-something laws that they broke. Why would you prefer criminals to have the ability to out-gun law-abiding citizens? Whose side are you on?»
(c) Evan M. Todd, Columbine Survivor