The first paragraph of the Liberty Doll’s YouTube video is a nice set up.
By now most of you have probably heard about the weird publicity stunt in which a Democrat candidate for Senate tried to prove his muster when it comes to convincing gun owners to vote for him…
By going to a gun range and then accidentally shooting a reporter. It was all over the Internet and so that’s why I didn’t cover it. But more information has come out that not only was the campaign photo op very misguided but it seems the guy who set up the range they were using and brought some of the guns is actually… a felon.
Oh yeah, it’s good.
It looks like a man facing a slew of felony charges illegally provided some of the firearms for the photo op. The event where they candidate and Adam Kinzinger showed for the world their great firearm handling skills. Because everyone needs a huge scope to hit a target 30 feet away.
But wait, it wasn’t just any target. They shot STEEL targets at patently unsafe distances for rifle-fire. What’s more, they were using jacketed ammunition which makes it extra unsafe for that short distance. And then there’s the Tannerite exploding targets that were GROSSLY unsafe to use at that distance.
Like many of you, I’ve shot Tannerite up close (as in sub-25 yards) and I don’t recommend it. And when I shot it, it didn’t have big pieces of steel nearby just waiting to become projectiles.
And those safety glasses on Kinzinger’s head did a nice job protecting his scalp from flying debris.
What a pair of wannabe clowns pretending to be avid shooters.
Kunce obviously wanted to burnish his manliness credentials. Instead he looked like a sissy. After one of the dynamic duo of dorks fired the round that bounced back and struck the report, our hero Kunce the Dunce used a belt and a piece of gauze as a bandage.
Because that little bit of shrapnel in the arm of the report needed a pressure dressing tourniquet?
Here’s a story from the Missouri Independent about the incident.
A law enforcement investigation of the circumstances surrounding a television reporter being hit by a bullet fragment at a campaign photo op for Democrat Lucas Kunce earlier this month has determined there was “no malice, nor ill intent” by anyone involved.
The case was also reviewed by the local prosecutor, who decided no charges would be filed, according to the incident report filed by the Clinton County Sheriff’s Office.
Kunce, a Marine veteran hoping to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, was holding an event at a shooting range near Kansas City with former U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, an Illinois Republican. While shooting AR-15 rifles, a bullet fragment ricocheted off a metal target and struck KSHB-TV reporter Ryan Gamboa in the arm.
According to the incident report, after receiving first aid from Kunce, Gamboa sought treatment at a local hospital and was told he had a small piece of metal under his skin. Gamboa told the sheriff’s office he was advised by hospital staff to leave it there.
It’s unclear, according to the incident report, who fired the bullet that ultimately hit Gamboa. But Kinzinger told the sheriff’s office that after shooting “various weapons, from handguns to AR-15 rifles,” he stopped while Kunce “was shooting the last few rounds of the magazine.”
That’s when Kinzinger said he became aware that Gamboa was bleeding from his arm. Kinzinger believes it was “a fragment from a .233 round,” the incident report says.
The event carried on after first aid was administered to Gamboa, the report states, with participants continuing to shoot at the targets. After Kunce left he notified the sheriff’s office of the incident.
A spokesperson for Kunce’s campaign did not respond to a request for comment.
As the race for Missouri’s U.S. Senate seat enters its final days, Hawley has hammered Kunce over the shooting range incident, mocking him on social media and releasing a television ad saying he “can’t shoot straight” and calling him a “reckless liberal.”
Adding fuel to that criticism are complaints by gun experts who say the set up for the photo op was unsafe because the metal targets were too close to safely fire AR-15 rifles. The sheriff’s deputy who looked into the incident inspected the scene and determined the targets were only “10 paces, approximately 10 yards” from where Kunce and Kinzinger were shooting.
— VK (@vjeannek) October 23, 2024
Here’s the link to the KC Star story Liberty Doll referenced.
I’m guessing they’re inclined to stick their faces in front of the ball return at the bowling alley, too.