National Rifle Association spokeswoman Dana Loesch blamed the media for “creating” the “monsters” who commit mass shootings like the one at a Texas high school on Friday.
“The media has got to stop creating more of these monsters by oversaturation,” Loesch said on NRATV Friday, just hours after a deadly shooting at Santa Fe High School claimed 10 lives.
“I’m not saying don’t responsibly report on things as they happen,” she continued. “Look, I understand it. But constantly showing the image of the murderer, constantly saying their name is completely unnecessary.”
“#MSM has got to stop creating more of these monsters by oversaturation. I’m not saying don’t responsibly report on things as they happen. I understand it. But constantly showing the image of the murderer, constantly saying their name, is completely unnecessary.” —@DLoesch #NRA pic.twitter.com/9GjK3sLrDr
— NRATV (@NRATV) May 19, 2018
Loesch argued that the names of shooters are often widely known because of media reporting or social media posts, and could prove tempting for would-be shooters looking for notoriety. She talked of a study that showed that all mass shooters were in someway motivated by the Columbine massacre.
Ten people were killed Friday when a gunman using a shotgun and revolver started shooting at the high school located 30 miles from Houston. The shooting suspect, 17-year-old Dimitrios Pagourtzis, is being held without bond and has been charged with capital murder and aggravated assault on a peace officer.
Loesch previously accused the mainstream media of loving mass shootings because of the potential for high ratings.
“I’m not saying that you love the tragedy, but I am saying that you love the ratings. Crying white mothers are ratings gold to you and many in the legacy media,” the spokeswoman said following the Parkland, Fla., high school shooting in February.
