Let them see blood

[queentonic]

It would open people’s eyes’: CNN’s Cooper makes a bold proposal to bring home the savage reality of what an AR-15 can do
Tom Boggioni
20 Feb 2018 at 23:19 ET


Leading into a discussion on lawmakers refusing to do anything to curb the proliferation of assault weapons, CNN host Anderson Cooper suggested that the harsh reality of what a bullet from an AR-15 can do to a body has been withheld from Americans and that a wake-up call was needed.

The introduction turned into a monologue as an emotional Cooper proposed showing the carnage to “open people’s eyes.”

“One of the things General McChrystal said, I think he said this in the wake of one of the shootings,” Cooper began. “He said a .223-caliber round, when it hits the human body, the effects are just devastating – it’s designed for that. He talked about he didn’t think there was a need for that kind of weaponry on the streets. that was after Newtown.”

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https://www.rawstory.com/2018/02/open-peoples-eyes-cnns-cooper-makes-bold-proposal-bring-home-savage-reality-ar-15-can/

[Historic NY]

1. The kids took some pretty graphic video of their dead and dying friends.......

if they start showing it holy hell will break loose.

[Gabi Hayes]

2. There will be (more) blood

NRA must pay, along with their minions

[Laffy Kat]

3. Is it still illegal to show the flag-draped coffins of our military dead?

We need to show what happens when kids are blown apart by bullets. It will be horrible, but we need to do it.

[Journeyman]

4. I've long thought, if pictures of the dead at Sandy Hook had been shown . . .

there'd be no denying a qualitative change in our gun laws.

Maybe this time, with all the videos, the social media, and the anger, we may get some results. I fear, however, it will take more incidents to effect the change we need, but a change is going to come.

[exboyfil]

5. One parent who was like Emmitt Till's mom

Might tip things?

Naw. Even the emotional stories of those who saw their friends gunned down in front of them hasn't done jack except prompt criticism and threats.

[lostnfound]

6. No imagination for others suffering

Amazing that some people are so lacking in empathy they aren’t revolted by the idea alone, and have to be SHOWN.

whatever it takes.