It’s practically a law of nature that following a shooting, Shannon Watts will swoop in with some God-awful take. And yet, somehow, some way, she still manages to outdo herself.
After she found out about the shooting at YouTube HQ, Watts predictably went after the NRA. But just how she did it … well, see for yourselves:
In light of the shooting in San Bruno at YouTube, will the @NRA apologize for this disgusting tweet in which it calls on its members to “rise up” against the company’s decision to take down how-to gun videos? https://t.co/5RgvFf02wT
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) April 3, 2018
Here’s the tweet in question:
After @YouTube said it'll ban content related to the sale or assembly of #firearms or firearms accessories, @NRAILA's @ChrisCoxNRA released a statement slamming the move as political posturing. @stinchfield1776 agrees and says #NRA members must rise up in the face of censorship. pic.twitter.com/Zt7ZGKYl3p
— NRATV (@NRATV) March 27, 2018
From “rise up in the face of censorship” to “opening fire on YouTube”? That’s quite a reach. How many muscles do you think she pulled with that one?
This should be removed out of respect for everyone in San Bruno – regardless of motive.
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) April 3, 2018
Yeah, screw the shooter’s motive! What matters here is that the NRA is responsible for this.
Why should they apologize for that? That's like if someone shot up a Wall Street bank and then we blamed Occupy Wall Street activists for it.
— Book 'em, Danno (@MyNuggetIsMoist) April 3, 2018
Inciting violence is against the law. It's one of the few legal limits on First Amendment rights in the US. Calling on its members to "rise up" against Youtube, knowing its members are gun nuts, is incitement to violence.
— Laggan (@Velvetpage) April 3, 2018
That's absolutely absurd. The NRA is openly and actively against initiating any sort of violence. Any rational person can see that they weren't inciting violence any more than anyone else saying to rise up against distasteful things.
— Book 'em, Danno (@MyNuggetIsMoist) April 3, 2018
You're pretending the NRA called for violence? Really? https://t.co/pvSyRsvWT5
— J.D. Tuccille (@JD_Tuccille) April 3, 2018
Hey, if people are dumb enough to swallow it, why the hell not?
Hmm I’m sure it’s only coincidental this video came out, and the YouTube mass shooting. ?
— Glenn Anderson (@Glenn_Anderson_) April 3, 2018
This seems like more than a coincidence.
— Nancy ONeil (@nancyoneil1020) April 3, 2018
Terrorism https://t.co/DlmWBSCxVh
— Ally Walker (@allywalker1) April 3, 2018
https://twitter.com/crazywisdom72/status/981281264354430977
https://twitter.com/roboso/status/981288159542693894
They should be charged with inciting violence, but they won't be.
— gkygirl (@gkygirl) April 3, 2018
https://twitter.com/DanPoyourow/status/981280323597164544
https://twitter.com/PollyPGato/status/981280491427979266
https://twitter.com/ccluster99/status/981279348597534721
And if she had any self-awareness, she wouldn’t be Shannon Watts:
The NRA should "apologize for this disgusting tweet it calls on its members to 'rise up' "?
Wait..Just to be clear..So
THEIR "rise up"= violence,
YOUR "rise up"= activism?Shouldn't u focus on those who actually PROMOTE & PROFIT from VIOLENCE with guns (Hint: It's not the NRA) pic.twitter.com/jpuGv467Jn
— ??????MamaReg?????? (@MamaReg2) April 3, 2018
Oh, my. That’s awkward.
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