Golf claps all around. That AR-15 used in the Washington Navy yard massacre? It doesn’t exist, according to CNN’s Pamela Brown’s FBI field office source.
FBI Washington field office just confirmed gunman was NOT armed with AR15. Spokesperson says 1 shotgun and 2 pistols recovered
— Pamela Brown (@PamelaBrownCNN) September 17, 2013
Paging Piers Morgan.
https://twitter.com/Garrett_R_Hall/status/379975916618645506
Hi @piersmorgan, according to CNN and AR-15 wasn't used yesterday. We'll be patiently waiting for your retraction http://t.co/XpyddY99y1
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) September 17, 2013
Musket Morgan to the retraction desk.
The Wash Navy Yard shooter had 3 guns including AR-15 assault rifle – same killing machine used at Aurora and Sandy Hook.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) September 16, 2013
https://twitter.com/piersmorgan/statuses/379744807167340544
We’re gonna need a bigger retraction section. And this isn’t the only thing the media may have gotten wrong about the shooting. The number of gunmen and the shooter’s name were also misreported.
Heckuva job on these reports, guys!
https://twitter.com/vplus/status/379786977547386880
The gun used today in the #NavyYardShooting was an AR-15, the same gun used to kill the children in Newtown and the movie-goers in Aurora.
— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) September 16, 2013
https://twitter.com/mattbramanti/status/379965866281934848
https://twitter.com/seanagnew/status/379964864170455040
https://twitter.com/instapundit/status/379974503214120960
bottom line: another AR-15 mass shooting; http://t.co/gwmeg1Mwlg
— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) September 16, 2013
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— RBe (@RBPundit) September 17, 2013
If Pamela Brown’s report today is correct, then it seems suspected Navy Yard shooter Aaron Alexis wasn’t armed with an AR-15 rifle or a so-called “AR-15 shotgun.”
NO AR-15 USED IN NAVY YARD SHOOTING. 1. The press got it wrong b/c they're mendacious dopes. 2. Families are still mourning their losses.
— Melissa Mackenzie (@MelissaTweets) September 17, 2013
Note the buried lede in linked CNN profile of the AR-15 – feds now think no AR-15 used in Navy Yard shooting. http://t.co/l7wIZM2mMx
— Ed Morrissey (@EdMorrissey) September 17, 2013
https://twitter.com/mattbramanti/status/379962733652738049
But-but-but @PiersMorgan! MT @PamelaBrownCNN FBI confirmed gunman was NOT armed with AR15. Spokesperson says 1 shotgun, 2 pistols recovered
— Time to De-Fund the Police in Democrat-Run Cities! (@NolteNC) September 17, 2013
Starting to think the media has these AR-15 stories pre-written, like celebrity obituaries.
— American Journalists Publish Chinese Propaganda (@JohnEkdahl) September 17, 2013
LOL! Because, journalism & stuff RT @RobertGamble: @EdMorrissey I think you meant to say 'just AR-15 shotgun & 2 AR-15 handguns'
— Ed Morrissey (@EdMorrissey) September 17, 2013
Any chance we’ll hear more on this revelation?
So, all @AP @BuzzFeed, etc will be offering a retracting saying they were burned by anonymous sources on AR-15, yes?
— Anthony DeRosa ? (@Anthony) September 17, 2013
Something tells me that tweet from the CNN reporter will be the extent of the "record correcting" regarding the non-existent AR-15.
— RBe (@RBPundit) September 17, 2013
Nah. The type of gun that mattered so much yesterday isn’t of interest today. Nothing to see here. Move along.
RWNJs think it does…; MT @saxmagc93 Does it really matter what kind of gun was used? The people are just as dead regardless.
— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) September 17, 2013
Pivot!
https://twitter.com/conncarroll/status/379970929326964736
Update:
Wait for it …
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/379982173316857856
AR-15: Anti-Gun Narrative Blows Up In Face of CNN, Daily News http://t.co/feWpmEg8DZ via @BreitbartNews
— Time to De-Fund the Police in Democrat-Run Cities! (@NolteNC) September 17, 2013
Update:
The Associated Press also reports that the shooter “used a shotgun and two handguns, but not an AR-15 assault rifle.” An AR-15 was reportedly found at the scene, but law enforcement officials say it was not used by Aaron Alexis. The AP reports, “It was not immediately clear whether the rifle belonged to a law enforcement or security officer responding to the gun battle.”