Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene was criticized online after offering prayers to victims of a school shooting in Georgia.
Apalachee High School in Barrow County was placed on lockdown Wednesday morning due to what authorities described as an "active shooter situation."
Casualties were reported but the number was unknown, CNN reported. A possible suspect was taken into custody.
In an X post, Greene posted: "Please join me in prayer for all the students, staff, and families at Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga."
Please join me in prayer for all the students, staff, and families at Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga.
— Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸 (@mtgreenee) September 4, 2024
There has been a school shooting and reports of multiple injuries are being reported.
X user JoJoFromJerz, who often posts anti-MAGA content pulled images of Greene with guns from a 2022 campaign ad that included the text "I'm going to blow away the Democrats" on the screen.
"But we need 'more guns' right, Marge?" Jo asked.
But we need “more guns” right, Marge? pic.twitter.com/8Buvbm9GZ1
— Jo (@JoJoFromJerz) September 4, 2024
Other critics are highlighting what they consider Georgia's "lax" gun laws after the school shooting.
"We know it's back-to-school in America because the shootings have already started. Georgia has among the weakest gun laws in America," Shannon Watts, a founder of gun control group Emerita wrote on X.
All schools in Barrow County were placed on lockdown, the sheriff's office reported.
We know it’s back-to-school in America because the shootings have already started. Georgia has among the weakest gun laws in America. https://t.co/ln9YfDwVUe
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) September 4, 2024
Originally published in International Business Times
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