MSNBC is chock-full of gluttons for punishment. Remember last week, when anchors Stephanie Ruhle and Lawrence O’Donnell made complete asses of themselves by arguing that a handgun is no match for an AR-15 because the AR-15’s bullets travel faster?
Well, having clearly learned nothing from the beating she took, Stephanie Ruhle was back at it again today, with a little help from MSNBC terrorism analyst Malcolm Nance. Get a load of this:
Take a look at what teachers would really be up against if armed with a handgun and confronted with an AR-15.
Watch @SRuhle explain: https://t.co/EyxlMKkhAx pic.twitter.com/2DIbKrNg2f
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) February 26, 2018
Yeah. “Explain.” That’s certainly one way of putting what we just watched.
Wait.
You guys are still going with this as an argument? https://t.co/YOhdm0UMsB
— RBe (@RBPundit) February 26, 2018
Of course they are.
You're literally arguing over which speeding bullet is faster there, Superman. https://t.co/P56IGxrlmr
— Cuffy (@CuffyMeh) February 26, 2018
Derp.
— Howard Roark Laughed (@Major_Skidmark) February 26, 2018
Dumbest. Segment. Ever. https://t.co/3rI2IBM07r
— Sam 'The?FOO' Janney (@PolitiBunny) February 26, 2018
Oh FFS https://t.co/dIf17rfZrH
— WhigsnTwigs (@WhigsnTwigs) February 26, 2018
You all are so pathetic… It's almost as if you have an agenda to push.
— JessEls46 (@jessels46) February 26, 2018
This is such a silly, uninformed argument. Try harder. https://t.co/MeoyYok9pL
— Eric H. (@ericinva) February 26, 2018
Is there no one in newsrooms who can look at these things and say “Yeah, NO, this is mind numbingly ignorant and we’ll look like imbeciles if we air this?!" https://t.co/qzrL1XqD8n
— Heather (@hboulware) February 26, 2018
This is patently insane logic. The speed you get shot from either gun would feel instantaneous, it makes no difference. THIS ISN’T THE MATRIX NO ONE CAN DODGE BULLETS FROM ANY GUN https://t.co/fDj0KeUn4W
— Lady Kayla de Bourgh (@VixenRogue) February 26, 2018
For a guy who repeatedly stresses that “it’s not like the movies,” Nance sure seems to think it’s like the movies. And Ruhle’s already bought into this crap, so it’s not like she’s gonna point out the gaping holes in his argument.
MSNBC flawlessly makes the case that you will be shot a fraction of a second faster if you fire a handgun at someone standing two football fields away pic.twitter.com/GEVPLhbw6a
— Alex Griswold (@HashtagGriswold) February 26, 2018
This is such a bizarre argument. Any distance at which the bullet speed of a handgun facing down an AR-15 makes any difference:
a. would never be seen in a school shooting situation
b. the AR's superior ACCURACY would be far more relevant— Alex Griswold (@HashtagGriswold) February 26, 2018
One thing’s for sure: When it comes to accuracy, the AR-15’s got MSNBC beat. By miles.
When people who know nothing about guns (or weapon tactics) try to teach you about guns. https://t.co/MKJGTHFssN
— Mitch G, Thats Me. (@mgcat) February 26, 2018
The willfully ignorant trying to lead the confused and ignorant
? https://t.co/dIf17rfZrH— WhigsnTwigs (@WhigsnTwigs) February 26, 2018
Exit idea:
maybe @SRuhle should have @StephenGutowski on her show https://t.co/hAqZChj0K2
— Ryan (@alwaysonoffense) February 26, 2018
If only. But the only thing that scares her more than guns is the truth.
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with an additional tweet.
