People often ask me why I'm single. I'm single because there are no men left: https://t.co/sXrXfTqV0D
— Amy Miller (@ThatAmyMiller) June 14, 2016
Will the New York Daily News blame the NRA for this dude looking foolish?
SEE IT: What is it like to fire an AR-15? Horrifying, dangerous and very very loud https://t.co/pJjB0UBE2L pic.twitter.com/aSTp42zhIx
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) June 14, 2016
I fired an AR-15 for @nydailynews: It’s horrifying, dangerous and very loud @notesfromhel https://t.co/wiJDAFYz65 pic.twitter.com/n8CR37FEPi
— Gersh Kuntzman (@GershKuntzman) June 14, 2016
The Daily News’ Gersh Kuntzman writes:
One day after 49 people were killed in the Orlando shooting, I traveled to Philadelphia to better understand the firepower of military-style assault weapons and, hopefully, explain their appeal to gun lovers.
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Many gun shops turned down our request to fire and discuss the AR-15, a style of tactical machine gun popular with mass killers such as San Bernardino terrorist Syed Farook and Orlando terrorist Omar Mateen.
But Frank Stelmach of Double Tap Shooting Range and Gun Shop invited me, videographer Michael Sheridan and reporter Adam Shrier to come down. Stelmach is not like many gun lovers. He admires his weaponry, yes, and has difficulty explaining why law-abiding citizens need a gun that can empty a 40-round clip in less than five seconds. But he also hates the idea that “bad people” get a hold of a gun like this and use it to kill without difficulty.
Yeah, it’s just so unlike “many gun lovers” to be concerned about “bad people.”
"Stelmach is not like many gun lovers,” because he hates when people get killed. That’s EVERY gun lover I know. https://t.co/RFiEfgS7RL
— Kemberlee Kaye (@KemberleeKaye) June 14, 2016
Who does this guy think he is? One thing’s for sure: Plenty of tweeters aren’t very impressed.
Recoil? Also, ck gas system, adjust spring or buffer if casings are "flying past your face" https://t.co/OIibmg2Tim pic.twitter.com/q9vCHfSulp
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) June 14, 2016
I can’t even with this nonsense. Man the goddamn eff up. https://t.co/RFiEfgS7RL
— Kemberlee Kaye (@KemberleeKaye) June 14, 2016
@NYDailyNews "It feels like a bazooka" OPINION DISREGARDED
— Plague # 1569 (@MurderKube) June 14, 2016
@NYDailyNews I hope he didn't break a nail, poor dear.
— Here's Johnny! (@john1gun) June 14, 2016
@NYDailyNews This is just embarrassing.
— Still Notyobusiness (@SgtMelons) June 14, 2016
@NYDailyNews Also dangerous to fire a weapon when your hands are perpetually wringing.
— MB (@ElBuehn) June 14, 2016
I'm not usually one for machismo, but wow. This guy is a pussy. https://t.co/kq7WQmNDK3
— Ben Howe (@BenHowe) June 14, 2016
Oh, and did we mention, he also has no idea what he’s talking about? In addition to failing to note that Mateen didn’t actually use an AR-15 to carry out his attack:
@NYDailyNews too bad that wasn't the gun that was used in Orlando… keep up the false narrative.
— ALL AMERICAN (@allamericancoll) June 14, 2016
Even though an AR-15 wasn’t used in the Orlando terrorist attacks, @GershKuntzman says they were: https://t.co/RFiEfgS7RL
— Kemberlee Kaye (@KemberleeKaye) June 14, 2016
Kuntzman also lied (or was just completely wrong) about the AR-15’s capabilities:
In fully what mode, now?
@KemberleeKaye @85thLegislature – The author also claims he also got the AR15 to fire in "fully automatic mode." Wonder how he did that.
— Matt Rinaldi (@MattRinaldiTX) June 14, 2016
@charlescwcooke It's one thing to not like firing an AR but it's another to portray it in the way he did.
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) June 14, 2016
Hey @GershKuntzman you realize AR-15s don't have a fully automatic mode right? Probably not… https://t.co/CbEXMjGJte #gunsense #2A
— Shane Vander Hart (@shanevanderhart) June 14, 2016
Also, this guy fired an AR-15 without managing to figure out that it isn't capable of automatic fire. Great work as always, NYDN!
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) June 14, 2016
Guns aren’t for everyone, and if they’re not for you, that’s fine. But is it too much to ask that if you’re going to write about guns, you make sure you’ve got all your facts straight?
