I sort of hate to do this because the kid has been exploited enough, although there's no question he's looking for the attention. The point is not to run him down for being the way he his. He's a 17-year-old kid for crying out loud. What do you expect from him?
The point, rather, is to simply ask this question: Is the sole reason he's become the face of the gun control movement the fact that he drops f-bombs like they're crumbs in the forest? Or more broadly, that he's so willing to lead with his crude indignation and cast aspersions on absolutely everyone - including his own parents - who hasn't already made gun violence a thing of the past?