Brady Campaign Uses ‘Bogus’ D.C. Active Shooter Call to Push Gun Control

The Washington, DC, police chief described Wednesday’s active shooter call as “bogus,” but the Brady Campaign–and campaign president Kris Brown–are using it to push gun control anyway.

The call police received was of an active shooter near Senate office buildings.

NBC News quoted DC police chief Thomas Manger reacting to the reports of a shooter, saying, “We found no confirmation that there was an active shooter, and that this may have been a bogus call.”

But Brady Campaign’s Kris Brown used the false alarm to blame guns:

When even our members of Congress experience active shooter lockdowns, we know something is deeply broken. And let's be clear: It's about the guns. #GunReformNow #EnoughIsEnough pic.twitter.com/dvgZKb70LY

— Kris Brown | President, bradyunited.org (@KrisB_Brown) August 2, 2023

The Brady Campaign tweeted for more action against guns, writing, “No American — whether senators, schoolchildren, workers, movie-goers, shoppers, or worshippers — should have to live under the constant threat of active shooters. We can and must change this daily reality.”

Brown and the Brady Campaign were mocked on Twitter for piggybacking on a non-existent shooting to push gun control.

One Twitter user wrote, “Maybe wait first and confirm the story before spewing the same lies and propaganda.”

Other Twitter users wrote, “What guns? There was no shooter,” “Maybe you shouldn’t be so quick. There was no actual shooter just a swatting,” and “Yet another False Flag Operation, seeking more gun control.”

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