True story!
"AR-15 shotgun"? Really? There should never be *any* discussion of "gun control" with people who have ZERO knowledge of the subject matter.
— TraderRLH (@TraderRLH) September 17, 2013
https://twitter.com/gwshark11/status/379799054328147968/
Ah, real journalism. Why not just make the chyron text “Musket Morgan wuz here“?
https://twitter.com/AdamBaldwin/status/379817550810337282
#CNNfail h/t @DLoesch pic.twitter.com/0ykqP66gQD
— Jeff Poor (@jeff_poor) September 17, 2013
Slight problem with the “news” that the suspected Navy Yard shooter carried a “legally purchased AR-15 shotgun”:
https://twitter.com/da2102/status/379767557869154305
Good thing your gun-grabbing betters really know their stuff.
Radio host Dana Loesch mocked CNN’s snafu on her blog last night:
CNN reports Navy Yard shooter had an "AR15 shotgun." http://t.co/RNO4xrYEtB
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) September 17, 2013
The network must have binders full of fact-checkers. Thanks, low-info journalists!
CNN, the worldwide expert on news, reporting shooter used an “AR-15 shotgun.” #LowInformationNewsroom
— Dan Curry (@dancurry) September 17, 2013
CNN says the shooter bought an AR-15 shotgun. I'd like to see what one looks like
— sgt.kaos (@steven_barnett_) September 17, 2013
You’re not alone.
Automatic? RT @TheRickWilson: Head. Desk. RT @DLoesch: CNN reports Navy Yard shooter had an "AR15 shotgun." http://t.co/vhSdTRznnv
— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) September 17, 2013
Luckily for CNN, the science is settled:
@baseballcrank @DLoesch It's well-known that ALL black-colored weapons are fully automatic. Duh.
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) September 17, 2013
@TheRickWilson @baseballcrank @DLoesch It's a weird law that, but the law it is.
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) September 17, 2013
@charlescwcooke @baseballcrank @DLoesch The science is settled.
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) September 17, 2013
Some people mentioned that while the gunman wasn’t using the “AR-15 shotgun” of myth and legend, it’s possible CNN meant “AR-style shotgun.”
https://twitter.com/ColonelJimC/status/379805683182735360
@ColonelJimC Yeah, but we both know that's not at all what they were talking about.
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) September 17, 2013
From the same place whose 9pm eastern on air talent thought AR stood for "assault rifle." So no, they weren't referencing MKA 1919.
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) September 17, 2013
And an MKA 1919 still isn't an "AR 15 shotgun." Just like my kid's AR-15-looking BB gun isn't an "AR-15 BB gun."
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) September 17, 2013
@AceofSpadesHQ @DLoesch Those are extremely rare guns. Basically novelty items. I highly doubt he had an AR style shotgun.
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) September 17, 2013
Yes, an AR-15-style shotgun exists. No, @CNN isn't remotely bright enough to know that.
— Bob Owens (@bob_owens) September 17, 2013
It’s unlikely that’s what CNN meant. The “AR-15 shotgun” language made it into the CNN report available on many news websites.
Anyone ever heard of an AR-15 shotgun? Stupidity http://t.co/zHudBioXoD
— Mikey Mike (@Spell_czeck) September 17, 2013
But CNN’s live-blog currently uses this text instead: “Alexis used a legally purchased AR-15 gun.”
There’s an awesome opportunity here for an enterprising gun manufacturer.
Where does one procure an AR-15 shotgun, @CNN? Asking for a friend.
— Kemberlee Kaye (@KemberleeKaye) September 17, 2013
https://twitter.com/Ryster99/statuses/379767864976093185
AR-15 shotgun? Want!
— AR Puff-N-Stuff (@yamabushi_b) September 17, 2013
I want an AR-15 shotgun. NOW!!!
— greg harris (@sledge_harris) September 17, 2013
Update:
And the latest on the “AR-15 shotgun”: CNN’s Pamela Brown says the suspected shooter didn’t use an AR-15 anything.
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