Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) falsely claimed on X that Florida's constitutional carry law, which Governor Ron DeSantis (R) signed last year, is responsible for a mass shooting that took place in Orlando on Thursday."A mass shooting happened last night in Downtown Orlando because of a new state law that allows people to conceal carry with no permit. [DeSantis] signed the bill that killed 2 and injured 8," Frost said on Friday.The state's constitutional carry law means residents no longer have to obtain a concealed carry license from the Department of Agriculture. However, the rules to qualify for a concealed carry license still apply to anyone who will carry a gun without the license.'At least once a month, I have a tweet that makes the rounds in MAGA world. This is one of them.'That means anyone carrying a handgun concealed must: be at least 21 years old.not have a felony conviction.not have a record of drug or alcohol abuse.not have a conviction for a misdemeanor crime of violence in the last three years.not have two or more DUI convictions within the previous three years.not have a dishonorable discharge from the armed forces.The story Frost cited revealed that the suspect in the shooting is a 17-year-old with a previous arrest record. The suspect's age alone means he does not qualify to be carrying a firearm in public. When X users pointed out that fact, Frost pivoted to statements made by Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer (D) and Police Chief Eric Smith, both of whom claimed Florida's 2023 law prevents law enforcement from checking people for firearms. This is false, as someone who is carrying without a license must also have a valid ID and show it to officers who ask for it."At least once a month, I have a tweet that makes the rounds in MAGA world. This is one of them. It’s unfortunate that [DeSantis’] Permitless Carry Bill led to this shooting. The typical screenings that happen downtown on big days like last night were not there due to this law," Frost doubled down.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

A writer at Slate implied that the wife of Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance was a traitor to her race for support her husband's campaign. The bizarre attack was written by Scaachi Koul and was immediately excoriated by many on the right. Koul sarcastically mocked an article saying Usha Vance's motivations were largely unknown because she's so private. Koul accused Vance of being motivated by seeking protection from her husband by abandoning her racial loyalty. Usha Vance was born in San Diego to immigrant parents from India. Vance wanted to stand apart politically from her husband, she’s certainly free to do so. But the reality is that she doesn’t, and likely won’t. There’s no greater protection in the world than marriage to a white man with an education, money, and political power. Even as Vance herself is highly educated and well connected, it’s nothing compared to what her husband carries into the world. This is the kind of security women have sought for generations—in fact, for a long time, it was the only protection women could access. Koul also excoriated the support some Indian-Americans had expressed for Republican values. "We’re the good brown people, the ones you don’t need to be afraid of. In an attempt to keep our ears above racist waters, South Asians have sometimes associated with our own oppressors," she wrote. “Her allegiances are not to her race, her gender, the community she was born into," Koul added elsewhere. "They’re to her husband, and that’s an agreement women have been making since the advent of the marriage license.” Reactions were not friendly. "As clear an example as any that the logical extreme of racial and gender wokeness is racism and sexism," replied Renu Mukherjee of the Manhattan Institute. "She’s . . . supposed to be loyal to her race? Some details on what that would entail, please?" responded Ramesh Ponnuru in National Review. "I simply cannot comprehend thinking that one’s sex or ethic background are your two defining characteristics that define all of your choices. Bizarre idea," read another response. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

President Joe Biden has an odd history when it comes to his interactions with children. Besides kids jumping on his lap, he also apparently enjoys biting them. At the White House’s 2024 Halloween event, Joe Biden was filmed several times playfully biting little babies in their mothers’ arms. Sara Gonzales plays the clips that have since gone viral on social media. “Didn’t they call JD Vance weird?” asks actor and BlazeTV contributor Matthew Marsden. “They did call JD Vance weird. I’ve never seen JD Vance try to bite an infant,” says Sara. Blaze Media’s digital strategist Logan Hall says in addition to perhaps being “a little creepy,” the timing of Biden’s odd interactions with children couldn’t have come at a better time for Republicans. “You have to think about the optics. Yesterday Trump sets the internet on fire with his garbage man stunt ... instant viral sensation. That compared to Joe Biden biting a baby — I mean the contrast could not be more clear,” he says. “He's actually been doing this sniffing and getting way too inappropriate with children for a very long time,” adds Sara, playing a video compilation of Joe Biden touching children in ways that can only be described as wildly inappropriate. “Oh, Secret Service would be pulling me off him,” says Marsden. To hear more of the conversation, watch the full segment above. Want more from Sara Gonzales?To enjoy more of Sara's no-holds-barred take to news and culture, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

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