https://twitter.com/R_U_Srs/status/742522430409740289
Can you spot the fatal flaw in Rep. Keith Ellison’s dumb meme on guns?
These guns are practically identical. One, we give our warfighters. The other, you can buy for a few hundred bucks. pic.twitter.com/fbMNCEe8lc
— Keith Ellison (@keithellison) June 13, 2016
“Practically identical,” he says.
Here’s Bob Owens from our sister publication Bearing Arms to set him straight:
M4 fires at a cyclic rate of 700-950 rounds per minute. AR-15 has NO cyclic rate.
It isn't a machine gun, moron. https://t.co/kOJilKduyl
— Bob Owens (@bob_owens) June 14, 2016
Facts matter. And when a sitting congressman compares the two because of how they look, it’s a problem:
For members of Congress, the important thing about a gun is its cosmetic appearance. https://t.co/HidwTRSjZM
— David Freddoso (@freddoso) June 14, 2016
So because you think they look alike means they function the exact same way? Good grief. https://t.co/IvNllxDP5O
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) June 14, 2016
Sheesh.
And he’s the guy who votes on defense appropriations? Shouldn’t he have a basic understanding of the differences between a weapon approved for civilian use and one used by our military?
You're really an idiot; they're two completely different weapons. This guy is a legislator, folks. https://t.co/TcGdxRJOg7
— Mike Dury (@MikeDury) June 14, 2016
https://twitter.com/BenWilhelm1230/status/742532153641046016
By simpletons, for simpletons. https://t.co/GHIQocFYcn
— sarah (@therightsarah) June 14, 2016
Antibiotics look the same, too, but that's not how it works, dumbass. https://t.co/d2Xrj7Hcn8
— The Morning Spew (@TheMorningSpew) June 14, 2016
https://twitter.com/AppFlyer/status/742522181922529280
https://twitter.com/hboulware/status/742517804402802688
Yep.
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