Blake Hall
In a rash of tweets, filmmaker and activist Michael Moore put forth a slew of strong opinions, the gist of them being that he’d like to disarm America’s police — i.e. take away their firearms and ammunition — and free from prison “every African-American currently incarcerated for drug ‘crimes’ or nonviolent offenses”.
Moore has had a long history with guns. He wrote and directed the acclaimed documentary Bowling for Columbine in 2002 and has railed against the NRA for years saying that “guns are for hunters … and cowards.”
This recent stance comes off the heels of this controversial tweet which came in response to the immense popularity of Clint Eastwood’s American Sniper — the life story of the late Navy SEAL Chris Kyle.
My uncle killed by sniper in WW2. We were taught snipers were cowards. Will shoot u in the back. Snipers aren't heroes. And invaders r worse
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) January 18, 2015
This, of course, was from January. His most recent work, here:
Imprison u, shoot u, sever your spine, crush your larynx, send u to war, keep u poor, call u a thug, not let u vote. But u can sing for us.
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) April 30, 2015
Next demand: Disarm the police. We have a 1/4 billion 2nd amendment guns in our homes 4 protection. We'll survive til the right cops r hired
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) April 30, 2015
Local cops now militarized. Founding Fathers said NO army policing on our soil. Why do cops have tanks? Oh, right – the Enemy: The Black Man
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) April 30, 2015