Newsbusters
November 7, 2017
On Monday’s New Day, as Arizona Republican Senator Jeff Flake appeared as a guest, CNN host Alisyn Camerota spent nearly five minutes repeatedly pushing in favor of more gun laws in the aftermath of recent mass shootings, lamenting that it seems “hopeless” to expect Congress to take action.
During the interview — which took place before it was reported that a clerical error had allowed the gunman in Texas to pass a background check and purchase guns in spite of a criminal record — Flake advised her that it was important to wait long enough to learn how he obtained his guns before rushing to take action.
In her second question, the CNN host sounded like she was repeating liberal gun control talking points as she referred to there being “270 million guns on the streets.” Camerota: “Has Congress just sort of decided that this is the cost of living in the United States in a country with 270 million guns on the streets?”
She soon brought up the issue of bump stocks and complained that Congress is not moving quickly enough: “But why doesn’t it seem that Congress ever does anything? What’s happened with bump stocks, for instance?” She soon pressed: “Why isn’t Congress acting? It’s been 35 days. Let’s do something.”
This article was posted: Tuesday, November 7, 2017 at 9:20 am
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