In the wake of the Florida school shooting, CNN sent a tweet insisting that people can “conceal carry” rifles and shotguns.
CNN decided to tweet about Florida state laws regarding firearms after Wednesday’s shooting and let people know that they would not need a permit to conceal carry a rifle or shotgun in the state.
“In Florida, you don’t need a permit to conceal carry a rifle or shotgun,” they wrote, “although you do need it to conceal carry a handgun.”
• In Florida, you don’t need a permit to conceal carry a rifle or shotgun, although you do need it to conceal carry a handgun
• You can buy as many guns as you want at one time, because Florida doesn’t regulate that eitherhttps://t.co/EGpPSeO0g5
— CNN (@CNN) February 15, 2018
Twitter users who know a bit more about guns than CNN quickly pointed out that you can’t exactly conceal carry a long gun.
Dear CNN intern: go out and purchase a rifle, attempt to conceal it on your person, and then tell me why this tweet was ill-advised https://t.co/n2YOvmQPHb
— Alex Griswold (@HashtagGriswold) February 15, 2018
CNN tweeted that “you don’t need a permit to conceal carry a rifle or shotgun.”
That’s probably because it’s pretty much impossible to do. How does CNN tweet about guns and not understand this simple common sense point? pic.twitter.com/eSYNfiM0KX
— David Hookstead (@dhookstead) February 15, 2018
You don’t need a permit to conceal a rifle just a super big pocket that CNN can fill with shotguns and AKs https://t.co/68TlTPkkFy
— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) February 15, 2018
“In Florida, you don’t need a permit to conceal carry a rifle or shotgun”
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This is CNN. https://t.co/vGdfSmuSwo— Matt McDaniel (@GovMatt) February 15, 2018
CNN thinks you can conceal carry a rifle but is whining because @tedcruz and @marcorubio won’t debate them on gun control. @brianstelter https://t.co/oIgESjDJSC
— Freedom Reconnection (@FreedomRecon) February 15, 2018
Is that a sniper rifle in your pants or are you just happy to see me?
— Unplugged (@TheUnpluggedPod) February 15, 2018
gun control arguments aside, how the hell you plan to conceal carry a shotgun or rifle exactly? Down your pant leg? I guess inside a coat? Neither of which is practical; this first bullet point in nonsensical to me
— The Dullard (@KaizenDefense) February 15, 2018
Last time I checked you couldn’t fit a AR 15 down your pants!
— Jeffrey Stinson (@redviper871) February 15, 2018
How does someone even attempt to conceal carry a rifle or shotgun? Even with a trench coat it would be hard to conceal carry anything that big. Does CNN even know what concealed carry means? https://t.co/mii9kABNKE
— Brandon Florkey (@BrandonFlorkey) February 15, 2018
How does one concealed carry a rifle?
— Passably Affable (@tbrusletten) February 15, 2018