Not a huge deal, but things like this make me yell at the TV. It was a story about the sharp rise in sales of the AR platform of rifles since the horrible Sandy Hook tragedy. The whole story was meant to be about the AR platform, but they kept calling it the Bushmaster AR-15. In any case, it’s typical of the liberal media complex not only trying to make the “scary black rifle” the focus of their attack on our Second Amendment Rights, but their poor ass attempt to get any of the facts in their stories right.
Walked by the TV after the news tonight and “Inside Edition” was on. That’s when I heard, “At the center of the debate is the most popular rifle in America - the Bushmaster AR-15, the same model used by the madman in the Sandy Hook massacre.”
What? 
The BUSHMASTER AR-15 is the most popular rifle in America? I know quite well the AR platform is the most popular rifle in America, but it sounds like Bushmaster is now accredited with creating the AR platform (or at least the sole maker of such fine line of weapons.)
I thought, well maybe there is a chance the Bushmaster’s AR platform is the highest selling out of all the manufacturers. So I figured I could give them a little break.
Then I hear some expert say, "Miller said on the CBS Morning Show, “Downrange from a target far away, something you would have trouble with hitting accurately with a handgun, you can put the round right there. It is an easy gun to shoot.”
What? Now I’m starting to get pissy with the TV. Of course you can hit a target from far away, easier than you can with a handgun - that explains ANY FREAKING RIFLE. That’s THE POINT of a rifle.
In any case, to prove me wrong with giving them a break on the Bushmaster thing, they close by saying, “The company that manufactures the bushmaster has pulled all of it’s commercials and ads in the wake of the shootings.”
Huh, really guess they do believe Bushmaster is the only AR out there. Not to mention, in the transcript they posted they didn’t even capitalize Bushmaster, essentially making it the common name for the AR platform.
Here’s the link to the print version of the piece on TV - http://www.insideedition.com/headlines/5528-rifle-sales-on-the-rise-in-wake-of-sandy-hook-tragedy
End of rant and rambling. Probably looking into too much, but the way they said it in the video was definitely misleading. Go figure.
