Progressives Democrats were quick to blame guns and the National Rifle Association, not the killer or Islamic terrorism, in the Orlando attack which has claimed 50 lives and left more than 50 wounded at a popular LGBT nightclub Sunday morning.
The shooting, committed by Omar Mateen, is thought to be the largest mass-shooting in United States history.
A deputy editor at the Think Progress Action Fund, former CNN host Piers Morgan, and current CNN host W. Kamau Bell led the charge against guns.
We pray you will have the courage to stand up to @NRA and start national conversation about limiting access to guns https://t.co/aEq1YJw3pd
— igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) June 12, 2016
#ThoughtsAndPrayers aren’t enough. Give back the thousands you’ve taken from @NRA & DO something about gun violence https://t.co/8qNi0I4UvA
— igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) June 12, 2016
#ThoughtsAndPrayers I can get behind:
Dear Lord, give me the strength to stand up to @NRA & pass legislation to reduce gun violence
— igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) June 12, 2016
AR-15…yet again.
The mass shooter’s weapon of choice.
Just insane that civilians can buy them in U.S. https://t.co/kFSamRHP4c— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) June 12, 2016
Barely 1% of US population is a member of the NRA. And yet the whole country suffers the consequences of its leaders’ extremism.
— Hadley Freeman (@HadleyFreeman) June 12, 2016
our government is full of spineless politicians who would rather appease nra than save lives
— Ziwe (@Ziweeee) June 12, 2016
America may be losing in jobs, education, health care and infrastructure, but we’re still No.1 in heavily-armed psychopaths. Thanks @NRA!
— Shoq (@Shoq) June 12, 2016
.@nra Is there a certain number of people who have to die from guns before you’re more reasonable? If yes, are we close? We just be, right?
— W. Kamau Bell (@wkamaubell) June 12, 2016
can people now stop claiming that the us is such a great country bc we all know it’s a mess there. #GunControlNow
— melanie; (@hawIeys) June 12, 2016
We shouldn’t have to #PrayForOrlando – WE SHOULD HAVE #GunControlNow
— Nev Schulman (@NevSchulman) June 12, 2016
AR-15 assault rifles are banned in UK.
Guess what?
Nobody ever gets shot with an AR-15 in the UK.
Wake up, America. #orlando— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) June 12, 2016
How could you hear this news and not agree that there needs to be immediate action on gun laws in the US. #Orlando
— greg mchugh (@gregjmchugh) June 12, 2016
Many more dead than first reported. #orlando We both many fixes needed and no one fix would stop every event. https://t.co/4IVR5IDiDm
— Christopher C. Cuomo (@ChrisCuomo) June 12, 2016
Ban the AR-15.
No person should be able to buy an assault rifle. Quit lying about it being anything other than a lethal killing machine.
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) June 12, 2016
God didn’t fix things after Columbine
Aurora
Sandy Hook
God isn’t fixing this each and every week.
Prayers are wonderful.
This takes action.— Dan Slott (@DanSlott) June 11, 2016
We will never have a rational discussion about gun violence in America until @NRA is abolished. That’s step one.
— Dan Ozzi (@danozzi) June 12, 2016
The NRA made anti-LGBT attacks during their annual meeting just weeks ago. https://t.co/v5OR9ahlF7 pic.twitter.com/tO0ILfOdiP
— Media Matters (@mmfa) June 12, 2016