Many On Twitter Would Like Trump To Ban Assault Rifles Before E-Cigarettes

Today, the Trump Administration announced that it was considering a ban on flavored e-cigarettes following the sixth vaping-related death to happen in the United States this week. Trump announced in a video that it was actually First Lady, Melania Trump, who brought the issue of underage vaping to his attention.

President Trump: "We have a problem in our country. It's a new problem. It's a problem nobody really thought about too much a few years ago and it's called vaping, especially vaping as it pertains to innocent children." pic.twitter.com/jy6msEPcNn

— CSPAN (@cspan) September 11, 2019

 

I am deeply concerned about the growing epidemic of e-cigarette use in our children. We need to do all we can to protect the public from tobacco-related disease and death, and prevent e-cigarettes from becoming an on-ramp to nicotine addiction for a generation of youth. @HHSGov

— Melania Trump (@FLOTUS) September 9, 2019

 

Following this news report, many on Twitter responded with incredulity, since the President has yet to ban the selling of assault rifles following countless mass shootings in the United States.

480,000 people die due to cigrettes each year, and roughly 88,000 die from drinking each year. and 33,636 deaths from injury from firearms each year.However, Trump wants to ban vaping from six deaths.We really live in a society that needs to refocus it's priorities. pic.twitter.com/GXeuTbxqxx

— Love's Devotion (@MusumeShi) September 11, 2019

 

9 millions kids die from gunsTrump: 😴 6 adults die from vapingTrump: pic.twitter.com/IGoff4inbu

— lana’s manchild (@tequilanosalt) September 11, 2019

 

I used to make fun of SF for banning silly things while individuals continued to defecate on the streets in broad daylight. Trump banning flavored vaping products is of the same ridiculous caliber.

— Erielle Davidson (@politicalelle) September 11, 2019

 

It's just been reported that the Trump administration is taking action against vaping. It proposes that the same people who will have access to assault weapons cannot safely be allowed to choose flavoured e.cigarettes.

— David Aaronovitch (@DAaronovitch) September 11, 2019

 

Now do AR-15s https://t.co/aQmyIOplVK

— Claude Taylor (@TrueFactsStated) September 11, 2019

 

The Trump administration is cracking down on vaping but has no problem with people buying AR-15s https://t.co/6HPnKb6mmS

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 11, 2019

 

So vaping kills 6 and the trump administration looks into a banBut mass shootings and guns kill hundreds and it’s all thoughts and prayers

— Caleb (@CalebClasen) September 11, 2019

 

TRUMP ON KIDS- Kid vaping, ban the vaping- School shooters, save the guns

— Jesse Ferguson (@JesseFFerguson) September 11, 2019

 

Trump administration when 6 people die bc of vaping: this is UNACCEPTABLE! We have to take action NOW!! ASAP!!!! BAN THE E CIGARETS! trump administration when millions die due to gun violence: pic.twitter.com/rxrA7UmDDU

— adela ♡ (@Psychadelaa) September 11, 2019

 

6 people die from vaping related illnessestrump administration: bans flavored e-cigaretteshundreds die at the hands of assault weaponstrump administration: ¯\(ツ)/¯

— Josh Hara (@yoyoha) September 11, 2019

 

Trump woke up this morning, thought "Hey it's 9/11 why don't I go say some stupid shit about vaping?" pic.twitter.com/CI9MPQ1e59

— Andy Swan (@AndySwan) September 11, 2019

 

Trump is going to ban flavored e-cigs amid vaping related deaths but they won't ban weapons of war! 🤔🤔 pic.twitter.com/pl4D26raL8

— Adam X. Bernal (@axbjazz) September 11, 2019

 

They’re really out here banning JUUL before they ban AR-15s

— Jared Sclar (@JaredSclar) September 11, 2019

 

if assault rifles used freakin… juul pods then maybe republicans would ban nicotine… bullets for, children? kinda lost the thread here but plaese RT

— 𝖊𝖑𝖎 (@eliyudin) September 11, 2019

 

only a good guy with a juul can stop a bad guy with a juul

— aída chávez (@aidachavez) September 11, 2019

 

I live in a country where buying a juul is harder than buying an AR-15. Lmaoo what a world we live in. Lemme guess, “guns don’t kill people. People kill people.”? Man go ahead.

— A man is no one (@Teen_Taitin) September 11, 2019

 

They banned the juul before they banned guns, alcohol, cigarettes, cars, pharmaceutical drugs, and other way more harmful things and substances. Let that sink in. Vaping is the actual focus of our government right now.. pic.twitter.com/QLsEptoMHQ

— Beyouforyou (@Beyouforyou1) September 11, 2019

 

Banning certain E-Cigs and Vapes before banning assault rifles is like saving your hamster before your baby when the fuckin house is on fire…

— Cyrus McQueen (@CyrusMMcQueen) September 11, 2019