Early Thursday, a gunman opened fire on campus at an Oregon community college, killing 13 people and injuring at least 20. Every time a mass shooting happens, society is understandably shocked, saddened and outraged at the lives lost due to unneeded violence. But the liberal media took this a step further, from using the tragic situation to blame the NRA and the Constitution to trying to take away a right that many Americans hold so dear.
Take a look below at some of the actual demands made by the liberal media immediately after the shooting on Twitter:
NBC News’ reporter Luke Russert:
The uniquely American tradition https://t.co/mrliYSI0qw
— Luke Russert (@LukeRussert) October 1, 2015
Writer for the Guardian, Reverend Broderick Greer delved into a full-on Twitter rant, calling for a repeal of the 2nd Amendment and claiming that the “white men” responsible for killing black people were also the ones responsible for these mass shootings.
Oh, he added, we must also “defund” the non-profit NRA.
I do not believe anyone should ever be able to have a gun.
— Broderick Greer (@BroderickGreer) October 1, 2015
If most mass shooters were black, we'd have gun control.
— Broderick Greer (@BroderickGreer) October 1, 2015
The same demographic that perpetrates mass shootings also kills unarmed black people every 28 hours: white men, aged 20-50.
— Broderick Greer (@BroderickGreer) October 1, 2015
But because they are primarily white men, this pathology of mass violence continues, virtually unchallenged by national leaders.
— Broderick Greer (@BroderickGreer) October 1, 2015
Defund the NRA.
— Broderick Greer (@BroderickGreer) October 1, 2015
Jamil Smith at The New Republic called for “melt[ing] all the guns”
Melt all the guns. https://t.co/xOraHTk61U
— Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith) October 1, 2015
Predictably, hate for the NRA abounds in liberal-land. A former writer for NBC’s 30 Rock tweeted:
We won't get rid of guns, but let's at least drag Wayne LaPierre in front of Congress & have them treat him like he runs Planned Parenthood.
— Tom Ceraulo (@tceraulo) October 1, 2015
Actress Rose McGowan added:
Oh my god, Oregon State. When will this stop? This is madness. We must stop the NRA & its choke ... https://t.co/0iJOViyOSm
— rose mcgowan (@rosemcgowan) October 1, 2015
Actor Lucas Neff Tweeted:
The NRA is right. Give us all guns. So we can all just kill each other quickly and be done with the grieving. #UCCshooting
— Lucas Neff (@RealLucasNeff) October 1, 2015
We don't send our children to schools to die. Take the guns away. Take all of them away. #UCC
— Lucas Neff (@RealLucasNeff) October 1, 2015
Actor Wil Wheaton tweeted out an Onion article expressing the same sentiment as Luke Russert’s tweet above: To him, America is the only nation with a violence problem:
‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens https://t.co/o3azgtZoqJ
— Wil Wheaton (@wilw) October 1, 2015
Writer for The Late Show With David Letterman and Family Guy also let his anti-American attitude shine through:
Guns don't kill people, Americans do.
— aaron blitzstein (@BlitznBeans) October 1, 2015
It’s sad when these things happen, and conservatives don’t want them to happen any more than liberals do. But where is the liberal outrage over the countless babies killed in the womb every year in America? Where is the rage for the epidemic of gang violence in major cities around the country happening on a daily basis?
Looks like the left’s hypocrisy just might be showing through again.
