“Good guy with a gun” stories aren’t that hard to find. Heck, Twitchy even compiled a dozen such stories back in February.
ThinkProgress tried to bust the NRA’s “good guy with a gun” myth with a piece Tuesday.
It was a bad weekend for the NRA’s ‘good guy with a gun’ myth https://t.co/kCHMD1GUO0 pic.twitter.com/ktxHSz1ED2
— ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) June 5, 2018
One example they used, however, didn’t seem to convince very many:
A day earlier, video surfaced of an FBI agent mishandling his gun and accidentally shooting a man at a bar in Denver, Colorado. The off-duty agent attempted to do a backflip at Mile High Spirits while a handgun was in the waistband of his pants on Saturday morning. After the gun fell onto the floor, the agent picked it up and accidentally discharged his weapon, striking a bar patron in the leg. The victim was rushed to the hospital and is in good condition, according to KMGH.
It’s pretty simple:
FBI agents who get drunk at parties and shoot people are not good guys. https://t.co/zxVW5YpIev
— Currently between fraudulent suspensions (@jtLOL) June 6, 2018
Dancing and being reckless when carrying a gun takes you out of the good guy category. https://t.co/FGWC6hUVXC
— Mr. Gomez (@MrGomez6204) June 5, 2018
That’s not a good guy with a gun. https://t.co/5kmNy9n02A
— Mad B (@mmmblake1) June 5, 2018
Not really. This guy doesn't qualify as a good guy with a gun. https://t.co/d6zX3FztGn
— Senate Popular VotEEE (@EEElverhoy) June 5, 2018
You might want to pick a different example. https://t.co/i65S6lymwD
— Jim Eltringham (@JimEltringham) June 6, 2018
More like a Government Guy with a gun https://t.co/WwlVlJWop6
— Jerry Dunleavy (@JerryDunleavy) June 5, 2018
https://twitter.com/RedBeardGreg88/status/1004148169347747840
Considering he was FBI, it was a bad weekend for ‘only the government should have guns’ argument. THIS is who we should trust to protect us? ? https://t.co/lWaO8dHA2Y
— Brendon Beach (@Brendon_Beach) June 6, 2018
It was a bad weekend for the Left's "only law enforcement should have guns" talking point.#FIFY https://t.co/fxbtI3HTSx
— Eric Spencer (@JustEric) June 5, 2018
Um. He's an FBI agent.
He's one of the people that people like you say should only be the ones who are allowed to have guns. https://t.co/Mij8hi0SY1
— RBe (@RBPundit) June 5, 2018
This is an FBI agent. It was a bad weekend for the only people you want to have guns, geniuses. https://t.co/78jNJ7z2MY
— Smokin Monkey (@ARaised_Eyebrow) June 5, 2018
Nah it was a bad weekend for the “only the government can be trusted with guns” myth https://t.co/5A2rQQZGun
— Jen the Libertarian (@jenniferm_q) June 5, 2018
One of the only people @thinkprogress believes should have a gun shoots someone while acting like an idiot but TP tries to blame the NRA. Typical. https://t.co/8aaqqdiMry
— Sam Burnham (@C_SamBurnham) June 6, 2018
No, champ, this is one of those people your lot *want* to have guns. Law enforcement professional.
This just plays out in the NRA's favor
But don't let me stop you. https://t.co/Xv4eUOznib
— Bohemio of the d'Urbervilles (@El__Bohemio) June 6, 2018
This is a grand example of why one should never trust Progressives to argue in good faith. This was an FBI agent, who gun control advocates believe should have guns, acting recklessly. Not a private citizen. https://t.co/s1ab2eNzpg
— Jacques de Molay, 15th Duke of Ozarka (@RantinArkansan) June 5, 2018
https://twitter.com/SnarkActual/status/1004134657175277568
It was a bad weekend for the 'arguing in good faith' myth. https://t.co/M78IJM6ynJ
— Blame Big Government (@BlameBigGovt) June 5, 2018
Nice straw man you got there, ThinkProgress. https://t.co/BW0NGSdrr9
— siraj hashmi (@SirajAHashmi) June 5, 2018
"Good guy with a gun" is now whatever you need it to be. If cops don't do their job it disproves "good guy with a gun." If cops DO do their jobs, this somehow also disproves "good guy with a gun." So convenient. https://t.co/1JuSVm0BO2
— neontaster (@neontaster) June 6, 2018
Oh this take is hot. Like super hot. https://t.co/oMMR1RbSXP
— blank (@Txrebel05) June 5, 2018
Even for you, this is a trash take. https://t.co/PTfvOH15IA
— Back to using Aaron R. as my name (@cleverhandleguy) June 5, 2018
Related:
Here are 12 ‘good guy with a gun’ (even an AR-15!) stories that DESTROY the new lib narrative https://t.co/XGUzhg6tVG
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) February 24, 2018
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