Rick Santorum Says Students Should Take CPR Classes Instead of Marching for Gun Control

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Following the immense success of March For Our Lives, which saw Washington, D.C.'s biggest political demonstration of all time take place, pro-gun politicians are voicing their own, unasked for, opinions. And former Senator of Pennsylvania, Rick Santorum, decided to air some extremely offensive and unhelpful ideas today.

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At CNN's "State of the Union," Santorum revealed his "ideas" by saying, "How about kids, instead of looking to someone else to solve their problem, do something about maybe taking CPR classes, or trying to deal with situations that when there is a violent shooter that you can actually respond to that?"

I think we can all agree that Santorum's "ideas" are ludicrous, and completely disrespectful to any child that's been a victim of gun crime, or witnessed a mass shooting while at school.

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Because he likes the sound of his own voice so much, Santorum continued:

"They took action to ask someone to pass a law. They didn't take action to say, 'How do I, as an individual, deal with this problem? How am I going to do something about stopping bullying within my own community? What am I going to do to actually help respond to a shooter?' Those are the kind of things where you can take it internally, and say, 'Here's how I'm going to deal with this. Here's how I'm going to help the situation,' instead of going and protesting and saying, 'Oh, someone else needs to pass a law to protect me.'"

To sum up, Santorum doesn't believe that it's a politician's job to ensure citizens are safe in the country they live in, or while they're at school. Which is just great.

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Amy Mackelden is the weekend editor at Marie Claire, where she covers celebrity and royal family news. She was the weekend editor at Harper’s BAZAAR for three years, where she covered breaking celebrity and entertainment news, royal stories, fashion, beauty, and politics. Prior to that, she spent a year as the joint weekend editor for Marie Claire, ELLE, and Harper's BAZAAR, and two years as an entertainment writer at Bustle. Her additional bylines include Cosmopolitan, People, The Independent, HelloGiggles, Biography, Shondaland, Best Products, New Statesman, Heat, and The Guardian. Her work has been syndicated by publications including Town & Country, Good Housekeeping, Esquire, Delish, Oprah Daily, Country Living, and Women's Health. Her celebrity interviews include Jennifer Aniston, Jessica Chastain, the cast of Selling Sunset, Emma Thompson, Jessica Alba, and Penn Badgley. In 2015, she delivered an academic paper at Kimposium, the world's first Kardashian conference.

Rick Santorum Says Students Should Take CPR Classes Instead of Marching for Gun Control

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