Ted Nugent said the Parkland teens attacking the NRA are 'mushy brained children' who have 'no soul' by on Mar 31, 2018, 8:21 PM Advertisement
 - Conservative musician and NRA supporter Ted Nugent called the Florida shooting survivors "mushy brained children" who have "no soul" due to their gun-control advocacy.
- Some of the Parkland students demanded an apology on Saturday.
- The comments come amid backlash against another prominent conservative, Laura Ingraham, whose Fox News show saw an exodus of advertisers following her comments on a Parkland teen.
Rocker Ted Nugent says the Florida students calling for gun control have "no soul" and are "mushy brained children." The 69-year-old made the comments Friday while defending the National Rifle Association as a guest on the Joe Pags show, a nationally syndicated conservative radio program. Nugent, a longtime member of the NRA's board of directors, said survivors of the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School are wrong to blame the NRA and its members for mass shootings. "These poor children, I'm afraid to say, it hurts me to say, but the evidence is irrefutable: They have no soul," Nugent said. He added that the gun control measures the students support amount to "spiritual suicide" and "will cause more death and mayhem." A representative for Nugent did not respond to a request for comment on Saturday. Some Parkland students responded on social media and demanded an apology. "If only he saw all the tears. If only he had to look into the eyes I've looked into. If only he saw what this did to all of us," junior Cameron Kasky said on Twitter. "And here the NRA is, receiving more fear-based donations than ever. Talk about 'no soul.' This guy better apologize. Seriously." Senior Kyra Parrow said it's funny that the NRA rails against bullying while Nugent was "being a 5 year old acting like a bully" to her and her classmates. Nugent made the comments the same day several advertisers dropped Fox News personality Laura Ingraham after she mocked a survivor of the Parkland shooting online. Ingraham said Friday she will take a weeklong "Easter break" with her children while guest hosts fill in on her show, "The Ingraham Angle." She drew backlash Wednesday when she shared an article on Twitter saying student David Hogg had been rejected by four colleges and was whining about it. She later apologized and said Hogg should be proud of his grades. SEE ALSO: Autopsy diagram shows the spots in Stephon Clark's back and side where he was shot by Sacramento police DON'T MISS: Fox News host apologizes for mocking a Parkland shooting survivor's grades as companies yank their ads from her show
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