National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre was pilloried by viewers on Sunday after he appeared on CBS to dissuade Congress from pursuing gun safety laws following the massacre of 58 people in Las Vegas.
During an appearance on Face the Nation, host John Dickerson went easy on LaPierre, allowing him to blame video games, gun control and mental health for the Vegas shooting.
Twitter users reacted by swiftly condemning both of them.
Wayne LaPierre just blamed collapse of mental health system on gun issues. In MI in 90s, GOP govt. shut it down, booted thousands to street.
— Carolyn Moran (@travelingirl68) October 8, 2017
it really is time to #SilenceTheNRA @FaceTheNation Tell #LaPierre he is full of it. Stop instilling FEAAR. The World is not evil
— nick poulos (@ngpoulos) October 8, 2017
Wayne LaPierre would obfuscate if you asked him for the time of day. What a turd.
— BigRedSpec (@BigRedSpec) October 8, 2017
LaPierre of @NRA earning his blood money on @MeetThePress. Only 3% of Americans account for 50% of guns owned. That's who we should go after
— Health4AllAmerica (@Health4AllAmer) October 8, 2017
Listening to asshole @waynelapierrejr on @FaceTheNation just started my day off badly. Actually blamed Obama’s ATF for Vegas. #ASSHOLE
— Patrick Layton (@ManiacalCityV) October 8, 2017
Nothing perturbs my spirit like NRA's Wayne LaPierre on the Sunday shows after a mass shooting. (& how disgusting that's a regular thing.)
— Calvin Dark (@TalesDarkSide) October 8, 2017
#Facethenation IF background check loopholes R closed NRA & GOP wouldn't pass checks! &they loose profits THAT'S WHY they're against it.
— rayout sydbox (@rayoutsydbox) October 8, 2017
Shame on you @jdickerson for allowing LaPierre to sidestep yr questions. Esp his comment re: "good guys with guns showing up to stop gunman." Yr response shld have been, "To be fair, those good guys were trained police, NOT civilians." He used yr platform 2 spread his propaganda
— Skeptical Park (@skepticalpark) October 8, 2017
After mass shootings the republicans historically loosen gun laws, because that's sanity, their policies are clearly working. Unreal! #FTN
— Adam Foster (@Retsofmada) October 8, 2017
#NRA sucks. What’s the problem Pierre? You have s really big mouth! he is on aa open mike. And is making a fool of himself @FaceTheNation
— Politics & Trails (@IanSeine) October 8, 2017
Americans are sick of panels n Congress, on @FaceTheNation & @MeetThePress "discussing" overriding Nazi rule of the @NRA & @waynelapierrejr
— INLady-Dem (@INLadyDem) October 8, 2017
Jesus, Wayne, did Diane Feinstein laugh at your dick or what? I get you only deflect but you look a little desperate here. #FacetheNation
— Shelly Hill (@bernhardt100) October 8, 2017
LaPierre says we can’t legislate morality. Says the old, white, man. Is he fucking delusional? I know he’s evil and crazy, but he’s blind 2.
— oakleyannie (@CurlyhairGirly) October 8, 2017
Wayne LaPierre wants the mental health system fixed instead of gun laws. Does that mean the @NRA socialized mental health care? Hope so!
— joanna schroeder (@iproposethis) October 8, 2017
I just turned off @FaceTheNation for the first time because Dickerson is letting Wayne LaPierre disrespect his questions so blatantly.
— joanna schroeder (@iproposethis) October 8, 2017
Wayne Lapierre is getting a standing ovation when he reaches Hell, right before they toss him into a wood chipper.
— Joseph Nobles (@BoloBoffin) October 8, 2017
Wayne Lapierre is a terrorist plain and simple he is a lying thieving scumbag profiteering murderous terrorist
— Ja ime (@rougbaisers) October 8, 2017
