'Murder Inc says what?': Twitter fires back at NRA for praising man who killed church shooter
Wayne LaPierre speaking at the 2018 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland. (Gage Skidmore/Flickr)
December 30, 2019
In a tweet this Monday, the official Twitter account for the National Rifle Association (NRA) praised Jack Wilson, the church head of security who killed a gunman within seconds after he killed two people in a North Texas church this weekend.
"The NRA extends our deepest sympathies to the victims and families of the TX church shooting," the NRA's tweet read. "We would also like to thank Jack Wilson for his heroic actions. Jack is a hero. America is great because of selfless patriots like Jack. Thank you, Jack. Your courage saved many lives."
While there were plenty of people agreeing with the tweet's sentiment, the comment thread also filled up with people slamming the infamous gun rights organization for being part of the problem when it comes to gun violence.