Father of school shooting victim shames MTG for 'praying today instead of reacting'

The father of a school shooting victim blasted Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and other Republicans for "praying today instead of reacting."

After a school shooting in Georgia on Wednesday, Scripps News correspondent Nathaniel Reed reported that Greene had issued a statement asking people to "join me in prayer for all students, staff, and families at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia."

Scripps News then spoke to Manuel Oliver, the father of a 17-year-old student who was killed during the 2018 Parkland, Florida, school shooting.

"I'm just listening to the quotes from members of Congress, and they're praying?" Oliver noted. "They're asking us to pray, and everyone is listening to them.

"You have a governor in that place that is asking us to pray, to join his family and pray," he continued. "That is not enough, and that is not working."

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Oliver predicted that pro-gun politicians would recommend making schools more secure with metal detectors and armed teachers.

"Shame on anyone that is praying today instead of reacting before," he said.

Wednesday's school shooting killed at least two people, with some reports claiming the number was as high as four. A suspect was in custody, police said.

Watch the video below from Scripps News.