Since the media just blamed Gander Mountain and Bass Pro Shops for selling the shooter the guns we know what narrative this feeds.
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(@FloridaJayhawk) July 20, 2012Guns don’t kill people. Apparently Bass Pro Shops and Gander Mountain kill people. At least, that’s what one would think based on all the hate being directed at the retailers after it was announced that they sold weapons to Aurora shooting suspect James Holmes.
Hey @Bass_Pro_Shops, What type of animal do you think people are hunting when they buy a AR-15 semi-automatic assault rifle from your store?—
Rob Hoffman (@Rob_Hoffman) July 20, 2012
@bass_pro_shops = blood money. I will never shop there. #theatershooting—
Stephen Isaacson (@stephenisaacson) July 20, 2012
"what are you doing to get ready for hunting season?" @Bass_Pro_Shops FUCK YOU—
Derek DJA Allen (@DerekAllenDJA) July 20, 2012
Why the fuck are Gander Mountain and Bass Pro Shops selling fucking automatic weapons? #boycottthesearseholes—
Dave Maes (@dash8dx) July 20, 2012
The movie cinema shooter bought his guns at a Bass Pro shop. I went to one in Texas, it made me feel sick. Fix this, America.—
Melanie Corthine (@mellalicious) July 20, 2012
@Bass_Pro_Shops I dare you to remove your weapons from your shelves… You won't though because profit and revenue are more important right?—
Jeff Stevens (@suburban_hiking) July 20, 2012
Bass pro shops just handing out guns to psychos—
ni©k (@danyeezy) July 20, 2012
Bass Pro Shops isn't just for fishing anymore… it's also the official supplier to mass murderers #theatershooting—
Andrew Thomas (@WhateverThomas) July 20, 2012
This clown bought weapons at bass pro shop. Ban automatic weapons for frig sakes and fuk off with your constitutional bs—
Andrew MacLeod (@AndrewKMacLeod) July 20, 2012
@Rob_Hoffman @Bass_Pro_Shops Animalistic lunatics.—
Chasity (@LifeAsChas) July 20, 2012
Fuck Colorado RT @BillWeirABC: Guns used in the #theatershooting were purchased legally at Bass Pro Shops and Gander Mountain Guns…—
Garrett Boileve (@garrett_boileve) July 20, 2012
While the target of online anger has moved from the stores to the Constitution to the state of Colorado, some suggest redirecting it somewhere else.
Food for thought: maybe comics, movies, Bass Pro Shop, pricey popcorn and the internet are not to blame. Maybe the shooter is.—
Chris Merrill (@VoiceOfMerrill) July 20, 2012