David Hogg proclaims that 'it should not be easier to buy an AR-15 than it is to vote,' and who wants to tell him the good news?

Sarah D | 12:53 PM on March 24, 2021

Don’t feel bad if you or your children didn’t go to Harvard, because if David Hogg is any indication, you haven’t been missing out on much.

Hogg isn’t known for having thoughtful takes on gun violence, and he most certainly isn’t known for thinking before he tweets.

And that’s why his take on the deadly Boulder shooting goes a little something like this:

It should not be easier to buy an AR-15 than it is to vote.

— David Hogg (@davidhogg111) March 24, 2021

Wow. He actually got one right for a change! Accidentally, but still!

This is a cool little sound bite for dummies with agendas to latch onto, but it's just not true.

I am required to do an in-person federal background check on any gun I'd like to buy in my state.

To vote, I was required to fill out a couple forms on a website.

— Offseason Ram (@letsgovcu1) March 24, 2021

Raise your hand if you know someone who received an official ballot in the mail from their state without even requesting it.

Now raise your hand if you know someone who got an AR-15 the same way. https://t.co/0RgEk8BzSo

— Virginia Kruta (@VAKruta) March 24, 2021

I'd normally agree with Harvard-educated Dave here, but I can't seem to get the state to send me an AR-15 in the mail. https://t.co/TCL3vbfqnh

— Aldous Huxley's Ghost™ (@AF632) March 24, 2021

I know, right? I still haven't received my AR-15 in the mail, though. And for some reason, they didn't even ask me for an ID for a background check when I voted last November, even though I offered!

— Aldous Huxley's Ghost™ (@AF632) March 24, 2021

You need an ID to legally buy a gun from a licensed seller https://t.co/3hhaoO1H6I

— Ashe Short (@AsheSchow) March 24, 2021

So we should require IDs and background checks for voting? I don’t think that’s Constitutional. https://t.co/pxZkR2Qo2Z

— Emily Zanotti (@emzanotti) March 24, 2021

It isn’t, and people do a disservice to the policy they’re trying to change by dishonest framing like this. https://t.co/DkZhcJJwEA

— Tyler Voigt (@tvoigt34) March 24, 2021

But dishonest framing is what made David Hogg famous! It’s what got him into Harvard!

https://t.co/dN7Irm4stx pic.twitter.com/yOzKD1BRdJ

— Vincent Charles: Inexpensive Malt Expert (@YesThatVCharles) March 24, 2021

It should not be easier to get into Harvard than it is to make a cogent argument. https://t.co/F223iVdMJz

— Beorn (@Beorn2000) March 24, 2021

https://twitter.com/jasonahart/status/1374745033283371010?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1374745033283371010%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitchy.com%2Fwordpress%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D1959036action%3Dedit

Well, to be fair, David Hogg also sucks at starting pillow companies.

It's not but it is however probably easier than starting a pillow company https://t.co/52EpVKByCD

— ♠️Duchess ?of ? Shenanigans ♣️ (@AnnaDsays) March 24, 2021

Awww.

It should not be easier to exceed the speed of light than it is to read an honest tweet from David Hogg https://t.co/OeNJOEo4S4

— Fusilli Spock (@awstar11) March 24, 2021

And yet, here we are.