As Twitchy reported earlier, ABC News raised eyebrows with previews of its “20/20” special called “Young Guns.” To show how dangerous guns can be around children, ABC planted guns in an elementary school classroom as part of an “experiment.”
Diane Sawyer live-tweeted as the program aired Friday night.
Local Florida police and an expert in child psychology from @EckerdCollege helped design, monitor, moderate the experiment #YoungGuns2020
— Diane Sawyer (@DianeSawyer) February 1, 2014
Q for parents: what kind of conversations have you had with your children about guns? #YoungGuns2020
— Diane Sawyer (@DianeSawyer) February 1, 2014
Spoke to parents around country who say it’s important to expose young kids to guns to keep them safe. What do you think? #YoungGuns2020
— Diane Sawyer (@DianeSawyer) February 1, 2014
The NRA recommends guns be stored and unloaded until ready for use, should not be accessible to child #YoungGuns2020
— Diane Sawyer (@DianeSawyer) February 1, 2014
What do you think about rifles in the color powder pink? #YoungGuns2020
— Diane Sawyer (@DianeSawyer) February 1, 2014
Do you keep your gun in a safe? #YoungGuns2020
— Diane Sawyer (@DianeSawyer) February 1, 2014
Would you ask neighbors if they have guns at home? Do you think it’s important? #YoungGuns2020
— Diane Sawyer (@DianeSawyer) February 1, 2014
Thank you for joining – hope we can all continue the conversation
— Diane Sawyer (@DianeSawyer) February 1, 2014
What do you make of the experiment? #YoungGuns2020
— David Muir (@DavidMuir) February 1, 2014
The Blaze’s Dana Loesch didn’t need to wait for the special to air to shred ABC’s methodology. Behold:
Recommended
A rebuttal to the #youngguns2020 special. #theblaze #dana http://t.co/qgMvi09DTq
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) February 1, 2014
And it is rare that blockheaded parents don’t responsibly secure their guns. It is not an epidemic.
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) February 1, 2014
https://twitter.com/Shinyvelvetgarb/status/429467459238629377
https://twitter.com/grover_charles/status/429467412581212160
I'm NOT watching Diane Sawyer's anti-gun propaganda #YoungGuns2020. I'm reading Top 10 Handguns in U.S. http://t.co/3TchGDhMae
— Emily Miller (@emilymiller) February 1, 2014
This wasn't a show about gun safety it was an open attack against gun ownership period!! #YoungGuns2020
— Keith Garcia (@onthelevelpmhr) February 1, 2014
@YoungGuns2020 @DianeSawyer I hope 20/20 gets around to doing a story on how many children die from abortion every year. #youngguns2020
— krwk_XIIX (@kaitie_rwk) February 1, 2014
#YoungGuns2020 is the journalistic terrorism of parents via dishonest propaganda to push a political viewpoint. Other than that it's great!
— Bob Owens (@bob_owens) February 1, 2014
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