I'm shocked. New York Democrats are usually so much truthier. https://t.co/1yPQItsyik
— Brodigan Strong Style (@brodigan) March 14, 2017
We mock Democrats a lot around here, but really, we should be grateful to them for always knowing what’s best for us. And just, well, knowing things that the rest of us don’t:
Democrat Senator Falsely Claims Police, Witnesses Can't Hear Suppressed Guns https://t.co/JwxKNlhFNH #tcot #2a
— Matt Vespa (@mVespa1) March 14, 2017
Over at Townhall, Katie Pavlich writes:
In 2015 the Hearing Protection Act, which would deregulate suppressors and remove a $200 per unit ATF tax, was introduced into the House. Since then, a few different versions have been up for consideration. Now that Republicans are the majority in Congress and with a Republican sitting in the White House, the bill has a decent chance of passing.
Ah, but not if New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has anything to say about it!
I'm fighting back against bills (backed by the Trump admin) that'd make it easy for criminals to buy gun silencers. https://t.co/m1uFZNOBYI
— Kirsten Gillibrand (@SenGillibrand) March 14, 2017
Can you imagine if we allowed a criminal with a gun in New York City to attach a silencer to their weapon? It'd be a dangerous mistake.
— Kirsten Gillibrand (@SenGillibrand) March 14, 2017
And you know why it’d be so dangerous? Because, as Gillibrand will tell you, “silencers” render guns silent.
No, she really said that:
When someone gets shot by a gun with a silencer, it's quiet. Witnesses might not hear. Police will be less likely to track down the shooter.
— Kirsten Gillibrand (@SenGillibrand) March 14, 2017
See, that’s the kind of kneejerk brilliance we’ve come to really appreciate from the Democratic Party.
.@SenGillibrand Where did you get your information? You clearly have no first-hand knowledge and are spouting someone's talking points.
— Bob Owens (@bob_owens) March 14, 2017
She apparently got her information from very reliable sources:
https://twitter.com/MetricButtload/status/841678068238434304
https://twitter.com/RedFish818/status/841673896378032128
This is so wild. A senator gets their facts from action movies and comic books. https://t.co/7j5LHKd9wo
— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) March 14, 2017
Gillibrand: "According to Batman 2, a suppressor makes it so no one can hear you. These along with invisibility capes must be banned."
— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) March 14, 2017
https://twitter.com/SonnyBunch/status/841709901764284416
Snort.
You realize that a "silencer" doesn't mean "silence," right?
— Chuck Vipperman (@ChuckVipperman) March 14, 2017
Wait, have you ever shot a gun with a silencer? Why do you make policy on something you have no direct knowledge? @SenGillibrand
— MJ's Lair (@mjrod) March 14, 2017
.@SenGillibrand This is an abject lie. Silenced gunfire still sounds like gunfire, but reduced to level of a jackhammer.
— Bob Owens (@bob_owens) March 14, 2017
.@SenGillibrand We know your knowledge comes from TV, but "silencers" aren't silent. You can hear a silenced gun 100s of yards away.
— Bob Owens (@bob_owens) March 14, 2017
It's called a suppressor and it does not make a firearm "quiet". It is for hearing protection. Why can't you check facts?
— Liza (@GunsnHarleys) March 14, 2017
Guess how I can tell you've never used a suppressor?
— Derek J. Connor (@DerekJConnor) March 14, 2017
https://twitter.com/LexyVex/status/841675722577993728
No, it's not. Turn off the cop shows on TV and go to a gun range.
— Shane Styles (@shaner5000) March 14, 2017
Perhaps you should go to the range, @SenGillibrand, and see how "quiet" it actually is. It's obvious you don't know of what you speak. #2A
— Lauderdale Vet (@lauderdalevet) March 14, 2017
The saddest part is that Gillibrand should know better. She loves guns except when it's reelection time. https://t.co/XKmCDyjLgI
— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) March 14, 2017
Next time Sen. Gillibrand gets the urge to spout off, she might want to suppress it.
you're a Senator? God help us.
— WhamaaAllen (@WhamaaAllen) March 14, 2017
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