James Gagliano is a law enforcement analyst for CNN so it makes sense that he would do his part in trying to educate people who keep insisting the ‘AR’ in ‘AR-15’ stands for ‘assault rifle’. Granted, if people understand what AR really means then gun-grabbers will have a far harder time convincing the country we need an ‘assault weapons ban’ … which is probably why so many of them lost their minds when James shared this PSA.
PSA:
The AR in “AR style weapon” is NOT an acronym for *assault rifle* or *automatic rifle*
Avoid making this nomenclature mistake. AR is actually shorthand for the company, ArmaLite, that designed weapon in 1950’s, & rifle.
ArmaLite Rifle = AR
Best to understand description.
— James A. Gagliano (@JamesAGagliano) September 2, 2019
Not rocket science, folks.
Not controversial in the least.
Just a fact.
But that didn’t stop Vox’s Aaron Rupar from getting his britches all sorts of bunched up.
This is silly and pedantic. AR-15s are bad and you don’t need to know what the acronym stands for to understand that https://t.co/3lQspYBv66
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 2, 2019
Sharing information is silly and pendantic?
Gotta love ‘journalism’ these days.
Imagine trying to tell someone whose loved one was gunned down by an AR-15 that they don’t know what they’re talking about because they aren’t familiar with arcane gun terminology. It’s just absurd. https://t.co/MfLpKFLB3z
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 2, 2019
How dare James provide facts while Vox’s Aaron Rupar is trying to virtue signal!
Imagine being this unhinged over an expert sharing information that could actually inform people.
Then again … it is Vox.
Yes, because having command of the facts surrounding such a hugely consequential and polarizing issue — knowing what you’re describing — and either *proponent for* or *opponent of* — is just so … silly and pedantic.
Come on, Man. Be better. https://t.co/xzJ5uJIMre
— James A. Gagliano (@JamesAGagliano) September 2, 2019
Bingo.
I hope the NRA is paying you for these tweets. Otherwise get a brain examination because yours appears to be broken.
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 2, 2019
Hurr DURR.
I’ve never been a member of the NRA. But I’ve carried that particular weapon system — and many others — in the service of my country for 33 years. And yeah, I take your dismissive *silly & pedantic* mocking as not desiring to learn about an issue you profess to care deeply about. https://t.co/7sjReuoESB
— James A. Gagliano (@JamesAGagliano) September 2, 2019
HE CARES SO MUCH.
Just not about what the gun actually is and stuff.
.@JamesAGagliano, a career law enforcement agent and subject-matter expert: “here are some basic facts about a weapon system, so we can discuss it accurately.”@atrupar, a “journalist”: stop discussing the facts, those are irrelevant. https://t.co/I9Fc1mRoOy
— James Hasson (@JamesHasson20) September 2, 2019
Those inconvenient facts!
Seriously, look at these people:
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— Garrard Whatley (@garrardwhatley) September 2, 2019
Really not helpful, James.
— Cheri Smith (@chessmit) September 2, 2019
I’m sure the families of those who have died on the wrong end of an AR-15, are so grateful to have a nomenclature advocate to clarify the origin of the letters, “AR”.
I can assure you, not one of the mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, wives, husbands or children, give A F*ck.
— Jo (@JoJoFromJerz) September 2, 2019
Not that this matters one iota.
— JRHinkle (@RolfOxford1965) September 2, 2019
No one gives a crap what you call them.
— Pikachueevie (@pikachuevie) September 2, 2019
And that’s the problem.
Nobody cares. Does it kill many many people very very quickly? That's what we care about. That's how it is conventionally and most usefully defined.
— Michael Marshall Smith (@ememess) September 2, 2019
Nobody cares about FACTS when it comes to guns.
Which is why it’s hard to take any of them the least bit seriously in this debate.
I’ve always felt it better to persuade folks to my position AFTER I’ve taken the necessary time/research to have a command of the facts.
Doesn’t THAT matter?
— James A. Gagliano (@JamesAGagliano) September 2, 2019
Not when a group’s main goal is pushing their narrative and agenda only.
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