Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) walked out a the House’s moment of silence for the victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting and vowed never to attend another.
Instead, the Marine Corps captain took his plea for gun control straight to the people, tweeting a photo of himself carrying an assault rifle in Iraq and arguing that such weapons have no place on America’s streets. Tweeters both thanked him for his service and accused him of deliberately misleading the public with photo of a weapon that already can’t be carried on America’s streets.
It’s disappointing, then, to see another combat veteran and member of Congress trying to make the same argument. This time, it’s Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), who has joined her colleagues on the House floor (literally).
I plan to stay on the House floor as long as necessary to prevent Americans from losing their lives to gun violence #NoBillNoBreak
— Tammy Duckworth (@TammyforIL) June 22, 2016
Once again, “assault rifles” issued to the military are not the same as the “very loud” and very popular (among reporters) AR-15, despite the informative Vox graphic showing how an AR-15 can be tricked out (illegally) with a grenade launcher.
As a combat Vet, I know that assault rifles are designed to rip through human beings – they do not belong on our streets #NoBillNoBreak
— Tammy Duckworth (@TammyforIL) June 22, 2016
Than you know those are against the law.
btw: How's the gang problem & murder rate in your IL going.— Defiance Lady (@defiance_lady) June 22, 2016
Agreed: assault weapons do not belong on our streets. The thing is, there are a lot of combat veterans out there who question the very nebulous definition of “assault weapon” being bandied about in the press and in Washington, D.C.
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then you should also know that AR-15's are not assault rifles.
— EagleinChains (@EagleinChains) June 22, 2016
as a combat Vet you should know the difference.#ShamefulPandering
— Barner (@danaL70) June 22, 2016
https://twitter.com/BWTomaschik/status/745704147098406912
You KNOW better, @TammyforIL. The AR-15 is a small caliber versatile rifle platform https://t.co/wiQ1eMphkx for everyday folk. Many uses.
— Lauderdale Vet (@lauderdalevet) June 22, 2016
And yet, you can't tell the difference between an AR and an M4, let alone what an "assault rifle" really is.
— Captain Cal (@Minorleaguesman) June 22, 2016
you are just being flat out dishonest here. #liar
— Travis (@GreatBelin) June 22, 2016
https://twitter.com/inerlogic/status/745706136951787520
https://twitter.com/Delta13F/status/745702548695289856
No more deadly? But an AR-15 can fire 700 rounds a minute, according to Rep. Alan Grayson. Or course, since the AR-15 is a semi-automatic rifle, you’d have to be able to pull the trigger 700 times a minute to make that happen.
What about that claim that assault rifles were designed to rip through human beings?
https://twitter.com/RandomHero30/status/745710992907243520
https://twitter.com/inerlogic/status/745714006216835073
It might seem like a cheap shot (no pun intended), but Illinois has a much bigger problem than “assault weapons” on the streets. As Twitchy noted, Chicago alone recorded its 300th homicide of the year over Father’s Day weekend, during which nearly 60 people were shot.
https://twitter.com/actdrewary/status/745716863225724928
Street thugs don't use them! They can't be hidden for their everyday crimes! They use hand guns!
— Marion (@mj32306) June 22, 2016
https://twitter.com/AnthonyJMcGirr/status/745704449956544512
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