Parkland survivor David Hogg blasted incoming NRA President Oliver North for comments he made linking school shootings to Ritalin.

Weighing in on the latest mass shooting tragedy at Santa Fe High School which left 10 people dead, North said it is not the Second Amendment which is to blame as the nation attempts to treat the symptom instead of the disease.

“The disease in this case isn’t the Second Amendment. The disease is youngsters who are steeped in a culture of violence,” he said on Fox News Sunday. “They’ve been drugged in many cases. Nearly all of these perpetrators are male. … Many of these young boys have been on Ritalin since they were in kindergarten.”

Moms Demand Action Founder Shannon Watts pushed back on North’s claims, tweeting that American teens “have easy access to arsenals and ammo. ”

.@NRA President blames America’s school shooting crisis on media violence and Ritalin. This is false. American teens watch the same movies and play the same video games as their peers in other high income countries. What’s different? They have easy access to arsenals and ammo. https://t.co/LKhAv5Ozx2

— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) May 20, 2018

Responding to Watts’ tweet, Hogg attacked North’s claims by declaring that the retired Marine was responsible for supporting the trafficking of cocaine into the United States in the 1980’s.

You know what else is a stimulent? The Cocaine that Oliver North helped bring into the US via his criminal support of the Contras in the 80s. https://t.co/bv60ahpwgq

— David Hogg (@davidhogg111) May 20, 2018

Hogg criticized North earlier this month as well, tweeting that North would “know about terrorism,” as he referred to the controversial Iran-Contra affair of the 1980’s.

#OnTheContra you would know about terrorism, wouldn’t you? https://t.co/qQSInzMqRT

— David Hogg (@davidhogg111) May 10, 2018

Now that Oliver North is the new President of the NRA, watch as Democrats set the all time record for attacking and trashing a war hero. David Hogg got the ball rolling by calling him a drug dealer.

— MARK SIMONE (@MarkSimoneNY) May 21, 2018

Hogg continued his rant against North on Twitter, challenging the NRA PR team to respond to his remarks.

I keep reading this and laughing. Just think about that the President of the NRA is a man that Illegally gave guns to terrorists. Like, think about that someone at the NRA legit had to say you know who would make a great president? This Gun Running felon from the 80s

— David Hogg (@davidhogg111) May 20, 2018

I keep reading this and laughing. Just think about that the President of the NRA is a man that Illegally gave guns to terrorists. Like, think about that someone at the NRA legit had to say you know who would make a great president? This Gun Running felon from the 80s

— David Hogg (@davidhogg111) May 20, 2018

Hogg had his usual fan club cheering him on, but many Twitter users called him out for his blatant disrespect of a veteran.

David Hogg needs to be thrown over someone’s knee and taught how to respect our veterans and his country.

— Daniel Moran (@dpmoran1962) May 14, 2018

Hogg wasn’t even born when the Iran-Contra controversy occurred.

— Heyward (@eHeywardBaker) May 14, 2018

Ignorant high school punk mocks US Marine with 20+ medals. Democrats will support this 100%.

— EagleGraphs (@EagleGraphs) May 14, 2018

David Hogg has no clue what kind of things he’s messing with when he calls out a highly decorated Marine like Oliver North

— Kenneth J Pease (@k_tucson) May 21, 2018

How about you tweet your thoughts on George Soros? how about Michael Bloomberg, Warren Buffett and the other fatcat backers to your so called “movement”? You’re just a puppet for the liberal elite, who would sacrifice you at a mansion party in a second if you no longer served.

— Rem Bison (@rem_bison) May 12, 2018

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