Gun rights advocates often say it’s not the appropriate time to debate gun control in the days after a mass shooting. The rule apparently doesn’t apply to gun giveaways, though, at least for one congressional candidate. On Feb. 13, Tyler Tannahill, a candidate for Kansas’ 2nd Congressional District, announced that his campaign would give away an AR-15 semiautomatic rifle. The next day, a gunman used the same type of weapon to kill 17 people and injure 15 others at a South Florida high school. Tannahill told CNN on Monday that his campaign considered ending the contest.

Source: Huffington Post February 20, 2018 01:30 UTC