In an apparent effort to outdo Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's embarrassing hunting-themed photo shoot, Democratic Senate candidate Lucas Kunce sports a suit with Harris supporter Adam Kinzinger in north Kansas City on Tuesday. Attended a shooting campaign event.
Unlike Walz, Kunce, gun control supporter In trying to unseat Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Missouri), he actually ran into something — or rather. someone: KSHB-TV reporter Ryan Gamboa.
According to According to the Kansas City Star, Kunce was firing a rifle at a house when bullet fragments ricocheted off a steel target at point-blank range. punched a reporter in the arm.
Kunce realized he had left Housing Complex 4 in need of first aid and wrapped a belt around Gamboa's arm to stop the bleeding. KSHB shown The injured reporter received specialized treatment at a nearby hospital and was later discharged.
“Will Kamala condemn gun violence by Kunce and Kinzinger?”
Kunse tried to downplay the incident, but Tweet“Had a great day at the practice range today with my friend @AdamKinzinger.”
“We had to interact with some trade unionists while exercising our freedom. Always keep a first aid kit handy,” Kunce continued. “When you hit a target like today, there can be flying debris and you have to be ready at all times. We had four first aid kits so we were able to deal with the situation. I'm glad Ryan was okay.'' And I was able to continue reporting. ”
Immediately the criticism and ridicule began pouring in.
Holy, the Hill shown In 10 polls, he led Kuns by an average of 7.3 percentage points. noticed“When liberals play with guns, people get hurt.”
republican senator asked I joked, “Will Kamala condemn the gun violence perpetrated by Kunce and Kinzinger?”
Apparently Holly couldn't help herself either I wrote“I know the Kunse camp needed a shot in the arm, but this is going a little far.” and “I condemn all acts of violence against journalists.”
“It's been a really tough month for Democrats trying to look like they're skilled with firearms.” I wrote National Gun Rights Association.
rear pay attention “Cosplay can be dangerous,” said Missouri Sen. Eric Schmidt (R) in a 2021 video of Kunce offering to attend a weapons safety course before running for his last unsuccessful Senate bid. shared. write“This has aged well.”
Police analyst and Town Hall columnist Phil Holloway said: question“Why did they put a tourniquet on a greasy flesh wound? Why do people wear eye protection on top of their heads? Why do they put 223 shots at a metal target 20 feet away? Are you asking for millions of friends?
“Calm down, Dick Cheney.”
After thinking more about the photos from the harrowing photoshoot, Federalist co-founder Sean Davis said: highlighted Other issues where Kunce and Kinzinger clearly failed:
- “They were firing steel at five to seven yards with rifles, and they could have killed someone given the force with which the bullet bounced off the steel target.” [that] distance. If you did that, you would be instantly and permanently banned within my range. There were zero questions. ”
- “Kinzinger holds her rifle like a total nun, which is never funny to me. And pro advice to @AdamKinzinger: Eye protection should be on the eyes, not the head. It's more effective. You idiot. Try using yours.'' You're lucky it's still around after today. ”
- “For some reason, Kinzinger uses a high-powered scope (at least 3-9x magnification from the looks of it) to shoot targets at 5 yards.”
- “There's a bolt-action rifle on the table, so someone must have been using it to shoot steel at five yards. That's insane.”
- “There are at least two containers of explosive Tannerite gunpowder on a table in close proximity to where the gun is being fired. Someone would shoot it, or someone would be foolish enough to fire it close enough.” If it does, it could potentially kill or seriously injure someone.'' ”
- “At some point, the cameraman was within range of all the guns. Given the violations found so far, we believe the guns are unsafe and unloaded. Please, dummy.”
Ryan Kleckner, a former special operations sniper, echoed Davis' criticism. write,”[Davis] “The more you look at it, the better it gets,” he said. He was absolutely right. ”
“'Great day! Only one shot!' Calm down, Dick Cheney,” one user wrote.
conservative film director Robbie Starbuck noticed“Democrats should stop cosplaying with guns. It's becoming embarrassing.”
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