MSNBC Blames ‘Insane’ ‘Lack of Gun Regulation’ on Las Vegas Shooting

MSNBC Blames 'Insane' 'Lack of Gun Regulation' on Las Vegas Shooting (NewsBusters)

After Sunday night’s horrific mass shooting at a Las Vegas concert, the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, some in the liberal media couldn’t help but try to politicize the awful tragedy that left 50 people dead and hundreds more injured. During MSNBC’s live coverage in the 9 am PST hour October 2nd, anchor Stephanie Ruhle and former NYC Police Commissioner William Bratton blamed Nevada’s “relaxed” gun laws to argue that if the state had more regulation, something like this couldn’t have happened.

Midway through the 9 am hour, Ruhle brought up Nevada’s gun laws to argue that the “relaxed” regulation made it impossible for police to do their job in combatting these type of situations. Ruhle cited a Newsweek article, before bringing on her liberal guest, former NYC Police Commissioner Bill Bratton, to make the plea for more gun control:

STEPHANIE RUHLE: I just want to read something to you quickly because many people are writing in asking us about the gun laws. I want to talk about Nevada for a moment. The source is Newsweek. Nevada has some of the most relaxed gun laws in the country. This state does not require firearms owners to have licenses. It does not require registration of weapons. It does not limit the number of firearms an individual possesses. People were asking about the 10 guns in the gunman's room. This state does not prohibit the possession of assault weapon, 50 caliber rifles or large capacity ammunition magazines. Before we go, I want to bring commissioner Bratton back in. When you hear this, these very relaxed gun laws in the state of Nevada. How do the police protect against this?