Aaron Alexis – LonelyMachines

Care to Recant, Piers?

FBI Washington field office just confirmed gunman was NOT armed with AR15. Spokesperson says 1 shotgun and 2 pistols recovered

— Pamela Brown (@PamelaBrownCNN) September 17, 2013

It appears that witnesses and/or reporters got mixed up because there were AR-15’s at the scene. The distinction is that they were being carried by law enforcement and security personnel, not being used by Alexis to shoot civilians.

It may seem a small point, but I’d think it’s a bit important. Will Piers Morgan issue a correction? I’m not holding my breath.

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Vultures

Where's the @NRA today? Oh that's right, Wash Naval Yard is a heavily secure place so doesn't fit their agenda. #silenceofthecowards

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) September 16, 2013

The blood isn’t even dry in the Washington Navy Yard, but that doesn’t stop some folks from politicizing it. Piers Morgan dedicated his entire show to it tonight, which isn’t much of a surprise. We don’t know the details, or which guns were used. We do, however, know that one of them might have been an AR-15, and that’s enough for him.

Dianne Feinstein is also calling for new gun laws, because that worked out so well for her earlier in the year. Surely the way to stop lunatics from acts like this is to punish those of us who aren’t violent sociopaths.

Aaron Alexis had a history, including two incidents in which he resorted to gunfire after his anger got the better of him.

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