Sportscaster Bob Costas might have stolen the spotlight by hijacking Sunday Night Football to deliver a sermon on the evils of guns, but CNN’s Piers Morgan wants you to know that he’s been consistently first to the scene of every high-profile gun crime, calling out for gun control. Morgan, of course, lends the perspective of a bemused non-citizen, enabling him to step back and observe as “Americans go crazy with indignation” when their Constitutional rights are questioned.
Fox’s Brit Hume tweeted that Costas had managed to “cite all known gun control clichés” during his brief rant, but Morgan was there to offer even more.
The 2nd amendment was devised with muskets in mind, not high-powered handguns & assault rifles. Fact.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) December 3, 2012
@piersmorgan It was devised 4 people 2b able 2 protect themselves w same type of weaponry used by those from whom they might need protection
— Carol Roth (@caroljsroth) December 3, 2012
@caroljsroth Where exactly does it say that in the Constitution – must have missed it?
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) December 3, 2012
@piersmorgan right next to the word "muskets"
— Carol Roth (@caroljsroth) December 3, 2012
Zing!
I don't normally say this, but follow @caroljsroth. This was an EPIC beclowning that she did: http://t.co/2zWV4c50
— Moe Lane (@Ogiel23) (@moelane) December 4, 2012
Epic, indeed.
Boy, we Americans do cling to outdated, musty old pieces of paper, don’t we? What were those crazy Founding Fathers thinking, anyway?
The 2nd Amendment was devised with liberty and tyrants in mind. Fact. @piersmorgan
— Pablo (@Pablo_1791) December 3, 2012
.@RBPundit @piersmorgan The founders created the constitution to protect us from incursion & tyranny. The types of firearms are immaterial
— Teal “Deboosted” FOLLOW LIMITED (@sirenidica) December 3, 2012
https://twitter.com/LMElephantBlog/status/275716244462784513
.@piersmorgan: The 1st amendment was devised with printing presses in mind, not social media & cable television. Fact.
— Cam Edwards (@CamEdwards) December 3, 2012
How does the concept change? RT @piersmorgan: The 2nd amendment was devised with muskets in mind, not high-powered handguns & assault rifles
— blackMcConaughey (@LeoLesoro) December 3, 2012
@CamEdwards @piersmorgan And yet the freedom to speak and express is STILL just as sacred 🙂
— MsLamanda (@MsLamanda) December 3, 2012
@piersmorgan And free speech was devised with newspapers in mind, not the internet, radio or television. Your point is…….?
— David Ashford (@kaptainkremen) December 3, 2012
https://twitter.com/BethanyBowra/status/275716635401277441
https://twitter.com/linoge_wotc/status/275716925219278848
So, why is that cities with strict control laws seem to have the highest rates of gun crime?
It's awash with guns stolen from other Cities > RT @jcourtney2406 @piersmorgan Chicago has strictest gun laws, yet the most violent crime.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) December 3, 2012
Does Morgan understand guns themselves any better than he does the Second Amendment?
Define "high powered" handgun, thanks. @piersmorgan
— RBe (@RBPundit) December 3, 2012
https://twitter.com/socdec/status/275716698672353280
We’d said that Morgan was quick to jump on any high-profile gun fatality to push for gun control, but there were a couple of incidents that didn’t rate much of an outcry from CNN and the rest of the mainstream media.
If Jovan Belcher had killed Brian Terry or Ambassador Chris Stevens, the media wouldn't want to talk about it anymore.
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) December 3, 2012
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