Sandy Hook Meeting Video Edited to Make Gun Supporters Appear as Hecklers
They were actually responding to a question from a parent of a shot child
Tuesday morning, many in the media went all in with a sanctimonious attack against gun-rights supporters, whom they accused of heckling Neil Heslin, the parent of a six-year-old boy murdered in the Sandy Hook massacre. The only problem is that it was all a lie. Mr. Heslin was not heckled.
If you look at the full, unedited tape (which was first obtained by Twitchy), you'll see that after 15 minutes of the audience remaining respectfully silent as Mr. Heslin spoke out against assault weapons, he then turns to ask the audience a direct question:
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Of course it was creatively edited. To the gun grabbers, Sandy Hook represents an exciting opportunity that they're going to exploit for all it's worth. Gotta strike while the iron is hot!
Our fifth column news media. Jesus.
If it says NBC anywhere on the screen, odds are that it's bullshit.
and if it says msnbc, you know it for sure.
when the chairman or whoever silenced the crowd, all that came to mind is that they could've probably had a respectful, serious discussion if only he had been talking to the gallery and not the committee. maybe the father would've gotten something out of that, because i know he's unlikely to get anything out of his government.
Shit like this is why I rely on Reason for my news, that and they are incredibly badass