The level of self-awareness among gun control advocates is even smaller than initially thought.
The left-leaning Vox, which is known for their lengthy think pieces on public policy, found themselves heavily mocked after an explainer they ran on the AR-15, which explained how a grenade launcher was a modification piece on an AR-15.
The AR-15, the gun behind some of the worst mass shootings in America, explained: https://t.co/VwkhsWFU0q pic.twitter.com/eZhMvZ3tg4
— Vox (@voxdotcom) June 20, 2016
By the way, while they present the AR-15 as the “gun behind some of the worst mass shootings in America,” all rifles kill roughly 300 people a year. The figures for knives are 1,600, 500 for hammers, and 700 for fists.
Now, over a year later, USA Today decided the top the insanity by releasing the following video on the recent Texas church shooting.
A look at the gun used in the Texas church shooting. https://t.co/xdxIf5fR77 pic.twitter.com/sUY1mCCLZC
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) November 8, 2017
There was one part of the video that stood out…
Yes, a chainsaw bayonet.
Someone pitched that idea, and management signed off on it. It’s beyond idiotic because no right-thinking person would ever add such a silly device to their gun. What would be the point? Fighting off a zombie invasion? Cutting through the rainforest? It doesn’t make any sense, except in the minds of people who’ve never held a gun in their life.
The rest of the world had their own contributions…
https://twitter.com/ThalesLives/status/928376335717761037
https://twitter.com/ThalesLives/status/928378093496135682
Thanks @USATODAY for all the great ideas for #ar15 modifications.#AR15Chainsaw #LiberalLogic #gunsense pic.twitter.com/sLKgSBHJET
— Xring LLC firearms ™ (@Tactical_review) November 9, 2017
H/T to @Kaitain_FL for putting together this masterful reproduction of my patented rifle with rifle bayonet with rifle bayonet cc: @USATODAY pic.twitter.com/c1pZtZ9z2G
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) November 8, 2017
https://twitter.com/ThomasMHern/status/928741437457469440
https://twitter.com/nymjr7/status/928395727327375360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitchy.com%2Fgregp-3534%2F2017%2F11%2F09%2Fif-you-thought-usatodays-chainsaw-bayonet-was-terrifying-check-out-these-other-possiblemodifications%2F
https://twitter.com/ImDave_/status/928363987292557312
Mine is now the ultimate power in the universe!
👾 pic.twitter.com/ZasIm36YiJ— Bubba (@BubbaRadio) November 8, 2017
https://twitter.com/GovMatt/status/928364066455900162
USA Today eventually issued the following “clarification.”
To clarify, the video shows both the shooter’s modifications, as well as other possible modifications. The shooter did not use a chainsaw bayonet.
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) November 8, 2017
No kidding. No shooter uses a chainsaw bayonet. That’s because it doesn’t even exist.
You know, if you want to make the case for gun control, there are ways to do it without coming off as completely clueless when it comes to firearms. If the people at USA Today wanted to have a real conversation on the merits of gun ownership and the manufacturing of lethal weapons, they should brush up on a bit on how guns actually work.
Except they won’t. The left is not arguing in good faith. They make up radical stereotypes and pretend that they’re the norm. It’s good politics, but deceitful.
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