Ever since the deadly terrorist attack in Orlando, Florida over the weekend NBC seems to be one of the most unabashed Gun Control pushers of the “big three” networks. During their Nightly News program the reported that the AR-15 was a weapon build to see conflict overseas. “The AR-15, a weapon of war, able to be legally purchased by Americans,” stated host Lester Holt leading into a segment that tried to stoke fear of the firearm.
Reporter Peter Alexander started by saying that ARs have been flying off the selves since the attack, and only briefly mentioning why people are fond of the model. He then dove into the political spin. “To critics, they have no practical application, a weapon of war with a violent record,” Alexander claimed, “27 dead at Sandy Hook, 14 in San Bernardino, 49 in Orlando.”
Alexander also claimed that police, “Are now forced to compete with criminals carrying similar weapons. Built for the military, not for sport.” The reporter sat down the Police Chief of Montgomery County in Maryland to back up his claims. In the report he failing to talk to a law enforcement officer with the opposite opinion, of which there are plenty.
