Kirstie Alley got shut down by gun experts after she made a quick judgment about the weapon Omar Mateen used when he opened fire on an Orlando gay club early Sunday morning.
Mateen did not use a “fully automatic assault rifle,” but instead used a legal semi-automatic AR-15.
He also had two firearms licenses legally, but that didn’t stop Alley from writing this tweet.
“WAKE UP AMERICA! BAN SALES OF FULLY AUTOMATIC ASSAULT RIFLES to THE GENERAL PUBLIC!!” Alley tweeted Sunday. “And ALL firearms to people w psychiatric histories.” (RELATED: Kirstie Alley Just Endorsed Donald Trump For President)
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Gun experts were quick to point out her mistake, and she later deleted the tweet.
@kirstiealley these are both semi auto, work the same. Assault weapon is an invented term pic.twitter.com/bfs26KcTNx
— (((Cracker))) (@1911G_fan) June 12, 2016
@1911G_fan @RotNScoundrel @kirstiealley The media and politicians rely on people not understanding firearms in order to push their politics.
— Greg (@who__dat) June 12, 2016
@kirstiealley semi automatics are not assault weapons and yes semi automatics are legal. Assault weapon is a made up term to make guns scary
— James Leo Wilkinson (@Big_Wilkie) June 12, 2016
Alley later admitted she “misspoke.”
“Is a semi automatic an assault weapon legal?”
maybe I misspoke about Fully automatic rifles .It seems they r already illegal ..so teach me. Is a semi automatic an assault weapon & legal?
— Kirstie Alley (@kirstiealley) June 12, 2016
I’m not anti gun. I’ve have been around guns my whole life & own them. I see NO GOOD NEED 4 assault weapons. UgH https://t.co/p1cPIXPc0Y
— Kirstie Alley (@kirstiealley) June 12, 2016
Trying to have an ACTUAL conversation on here. What GOOD purpose in daily life do rifles that shoot bijillion rounds serve? My ears R open
— Kirstie Alley (@kirstiealley) June 12, 2016
THANK YOU for a real answer as I don’t know the exact terms. I own shot guns and rifles that are not automatic. https://t.co/lIExLRqD3O
— Kirstie Alley (@kirstiealley) June 12, 2016
Thank u to the people who took the time to explain & correct my nomenclature. Truly. It’s the only way a person learns.
— Kirstie Alley (@kirstiealley) June 12, 2016