Conservatives on social media fired back after President Obama claimed that it is easier for teenagers to purchase a gun than a book at a Tuesday memorial honoring the victims of last week’s shooting in Dallas.
“We flood communities with so many guns, that it is easier for a teen to buy a Glock than get his hands on a computer or even a book,” Obama said.
Blogger Matt Walsh implied Obama’s comments prove he is ignorant and illiterate.
I think what we learned today is that Obama has never held a gun or read a book. But I guess we already knew that.
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) July 12, 2016
Several Twitter users mocked the president’s previous rhetoric proposing restrictions on firearms.
“When Obama declared, “Don’t tell me words don’t matter!” years ago, he was actually signaling the start of his book-control campaign,” tweeted National Review writer Ian Tuttle, promoting parody policy ideas like “It’s time to end the book-fair loophole.”
I hope he’s got a license for that. pic.twitter.com/DGqrlVd6DH
— Ian Tuttle (@iptuttle) July 12, 2016
Walsh responded to this imaginary intrusion of his reading rights with a laughable lament.
I passed the background check to buy my first book, but I can’t take it anywhere because my state doesn’t allow open carry for non fiction.
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) July 12, 2016
Josiah Neeley, Texas director of the think tank R Street Institute, reflected on the president’s remarks that current regulation is not enough to catch them all, stating, “Obama: “It’s easier for a teenager to get his hands on a gun than a Snorlax or even a Pikachu.”
