US

CNN Places Guilt On Legal Gun Owners After Dallas Cop Shooting

shutterstock_379376053

Steve Guest Media Reporter
Font Size:

In the wake of snipers killing five police officers and injuring another seven at an anti-police protest in Dallas, Texas, CNN used the occasion to point the finger at legal gun owners in Texas.

On Friday morning, CNN tweeted, “Texas has over 1 million handgun permit holders, with more than 57,000 in #Dallas County.” (RELATED: 3 Suspects In Custody After Snipers Kill 5 Officers, Wound 7 Others At Dallas Anti-Police Protest)

At the time of the tweet, #Dallas was trending in association with Thursday night’s ambush.

The accompanying article notes, “Of the 27.5 million people who live in this southern U.S. state, more than 1 million people are licensed to carry a handgun. (RELATED: Police: Dallas Suspect ‘Upset About Black Lives Matter,’ ‘Wanted To Kill White People’)

Dallas County has 57,620 licensees — the third highest number in the state, following Harris (139,563) and Tarrant (71,504) counties.”

The CNN article then notes, “While Texans are required to have a permit to carry a handgun, they do not need one for rifles or shotguns — which may help explain the man at Thursday’s protest brazenly toting a long weapon. Texas is one of 45 states that allow some form of open carry. Only five states — New York, Florida, Illinois, South Carolina and California — and the District of Columbia ban open carry.”

Later, the article discusses new Texas laws that will allow individuals to conceal carry handguns on university campuses.

Follow Steve on Twitter and Facebook