A teenage girl skyrocketed to the center of the gun control debate when a YouTube video of her three-minute pro-gun speech went viral, acquiring more than 2.3 million views.
The 15 year old from Maryland, Sarah Merkle, claimed in a speech before Maryland legislators back in March that proposed gun laws could deprive her options for college stating in her prepared remarks:
“I have become eligible for various shooting scholarships around the country to a wide array of even the most prestigious colleges that have shooting teams. Achieving stricter gun control laws would obliterate any opportunity that I could have had to attend a decent college on a shooting scholarship.”
Now a sophomore in high school, Merkle tollater admitted to the media that she had not been offered a scholarship and had only recently learned through the NRA that such opportunities existed.
While Merkle’s speech was praised by gun rights advocates, the Maryland Senate went on to pass sweeping gun control reform last week. The bill, expected to be signed into law by Gov. Martin O’Malley, bans the sale of 45 different semi-automatic weapons, to include Merkle’s favorite – the Bushmaster.
“Basiccally, I wouldn’t be able to buy another semi-automatic weapon [if the bill becomes law],” Merkle said.
Here is an interview this week on Fox & Friends, followed by the video of her talk before Maryland legislators:
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