Piers Morgan Rants on Charleston: ‘Your Gun Culture Is Disgusting’
British journalist Piers Morgan lashed out on Twitter on Thursday, blaming the NRA and American gun culture for the Charleston massacre. Morgan labelled the fascination of guns as “disgusting” before writing a series of scathing remarks on the role guns have had in violent incidents in recent years.
Such a sickening outrage. Wake up America, your gun culture is disgusting. #Charleston
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) June 18, 2015
YES. So DO something. > RT @washingtonpost Shaken Charleston mayor: "Far too many guns out there" http://t.co/H1qklI3rtJ
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) June 18, 2015
NRA logic: if only every young person in that bible study class had been armed with a gun too, it wouldn't have happened.
#Charleston
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) June 18, 2015
During his time with CNN, Morgan previously established himself as a major proponent for gun control. Morgan’s tweets became a flood of criticism towards the NRA, writing, “Where are you today NRA? Want to tell us the bible group should have all had guns too?” Morgan also addressed how suspect Dylann Roof was given his gun by his father as a birthday gift, later posting Roof’s photo next to Adam Lanza, the perpetrator of the Sandy Hook Massacre in 2012.
Adam Lanza & Dylann Roof. Two twisted little weirdos given guns by their parents.
#Newton #Charleston pic.twitter.com/yhO5JAWWYG
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) June 18, 2015
Morgan then predicted that there would be an increase in gun sales in South Carolina, saying it was the only way that America knows how to react to a crisis. When confronted by those asking whether it was the fault of gun culture rather than the person using them, Piers defended his tweets as well as a recent post to the Daily Mail.
I'm not joking. > RT @Daniel_Averill @piersmorgan @NRA shut the fuck up. Only you would use this as an opportunity to make jokes about guns
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) June 18, 2015
Without a gun, he can't shoot. Get it? > RT @Sean_Squier @piersmorgan when will you stop blaming the gun and start blaming the shooter?
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) June 18, 2015
Gun nuts instantly spewing their venom over my new column.
Good. Bring it on, you nasty pieces of work.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) June 18, 2015
You use the words 'pray' & 'hateful' today? Really? > RT @DLoesch @piersmorgan I pray you learn to discuss things without being so hateful.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) June 18, 2015
Not 300 million guns, Chad? > RT @chadhartsfield @piersmorgan Mental health issue. Period.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) June 18, 2015
[h/t The Wrap]
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