Conspiracy Theorist and Gun Nut Alex Jones Blames Navy Yard Shooting on Lack of Guns

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Alex Jones is once again leading the charge of the very worst in America by blaming the navy yard shooting on a lack of guns.

Jones tweeted:

Another mass shooting in victim disarmament zone DC – no surprise. #NavyYardShooting

— Alex Jones (@RealAlexJones) September 16, 2013

Washington Naval Yard is a gun free zone, only criminals allowed to be armed. #NavyYardShooting

— Alex Jones (@RealAlexJones) September 16, 2013

Jones and his conspiracy colleagues are claiming that the government did not allow the victims to defend themselves, “The Navy has issued a “shelter-in place” order for personnel, which seems to fall right in line with the notion that you’re not supposed to adequately defend yourself in the event of a mass shooting, but instead put your life and safety completely in the hands of police and other local authorities.”

Of course, the far right extremists are breaking out the classic line that if everyone had more guns this tragedy would have been prevented. They don’t actually know this. It’s just something that they believe, because that’s the way it always happens in the movies.

The NRA is going to be offering up the same talking points, but what is interesting is that the gun extremists aren’t even waiting for the gun control advocates to speak. They are now using every mass shooting to call for more guns. I think that without the details being known it is difficult to discuss this shooting in terms of the gun debate.

Be prepared because the absurd argument that more guns reduce violence is already being deployed by the far right.

Jason Easley

Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.

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