USA Today really missed the mark when they published a Tweet following the Sutherland Springs massacre of all the ways to modify an AR-15 rifle. It isn’t hard to tell that those advocating for stricter gun laws know virtually nothing about guns themselves.
Check out the tweet they ran with.
A look at the gun used in the Texas church shooting. https://t.co/xdxIf5fR77 pic.twitter.com/sUY1mCCLZC
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) November 8, 2017
Can you believe it?
It didn’t take long for the internet to troll USA Today so badly they were forced to issue a clarification via a tweet. And Twitter users were relentless. Infographics of unrealistic AR-15 rifle attachments inundated Twitter. Some included lightsabers and ICBMs attached to rifles.
Check out what Glenn had to say about the frivolity surrounding the claim and read more here.