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June 16, 2016

The Tribune-Review Editorial Board's Attempt At Snark Fails

Take a look at this:
Oh, by the way, the gun used in the Orlando massacre turns out not to have been an AR-15. It was a Sig Sauer MCX carbine. And more than a few gun experts believe the media's mistake is indicative of an agenda — to push for a ban of one of the most popular weapons in the United States.
A few points here, but let's get to the main one.  Their criticism of "the media's mistake" of confusion of an AR-15 and a Sig Sauer MCX.

But was it really the media's mistake?

Let's be clear in the early reporting period of any crisis, it's not unusual to get some facts wrong - this case included.  Take a look:
In the hours after Sunday’s mass shooting at an Orlando night club, Chief John Mina of the Orlando Police Department said the gunman’s weapons included a pistol and an “AR-15-type assault rifle.”
How can it be a media spin if they're quoting the official source at the scene?

And anyway, what difference does it make (other than being a factual error that needs to be fixed)?

The error was corrected quickly (BTW, this is the next paragraph in the Washington Post's coverage):
On Monday night, officials clarified that the rifle Omar Mateen used in the shooting was not an AR-15, but a Sig Sauer MCX rifle.
Then there's Rachel Maddow's explanation of the Sig Sauer.

Tell me again how this is the media's spin to confuse an AR-15 with a Sig Sauer MCX?

If you're gonna snark, you gotta make sure your facts are right.

But then again this is the Tribune-Review editorial board.

3 comments:

Ol' Froth said...

Not only that, but aside from cosmetic differences, its a competitor's answer to a rivals product designed to do the same job as its rivals.

As you noted, it really makes no difference, except as a way to deflect attention, much like a Heir Omega "LOOK OVER HERE!"

spork_incident said...

Not to mention "ITS CALLED A MAGAZINE NOT A CLIP STUPID LIBTARD YOU'RE OPINIONS ARE INVALID!!1111!".


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Social Justice NPC Anti-Paladin™ said...

Not to mention the dishonest debunked deflections of
"HOW WOULD THIS LAW HAVE STOPPED THE PREVIOUS MASS SHOOTING!!1111!"
"WHAT OTHER CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS CAN BE REMOVED BY PUTTING SOMEONE ON A SECRET LIST!!1111!"