{"id":1506115,"date":"2022-06-07T08:06:49","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T12:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1506115"},"modified":"2022-06-07T08:06:56","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T12:06:56","slug":"joe-scarborough-continues-to-tell-the-lie-that-ar-15s-are-more-powerful-than-weapons-used-in-vietnam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-scarborough-continues-to-tell-the-lie-that-ar-15s-are-more-powerful-than-weapons-used-in-vietnam\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Scarborough Continues To Tell The Lie That AR-15s Are More Powerful Than Weapons Used In Vietnam"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjoe-scarborough-continues-to-tell-the-lie-that-ar-15s-are-more-powerful-than-weapons-used-in-vietnam%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1506115&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>Joe Scarborough continues to lie to his viewers about the power of the AR-15.<\/p>\n<p>During the Monday episode of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/05\/18\/joe-scarborough-pushes-back-racism-is-who-we-are\/\">Morning Joe<\/a>,\u201d the popular <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/06\/06\/dan-pfeiffer-congress-needs-to-regulate-right-wing-media-advantage\/\">MSNBC<\/a> host <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/06\/06\/joe-scarborough-ar-15s-vietnam-war-deadlier-m16s\/\">informed<\/a> his audience that the AR-15 weapon is more powerful than the weapons used by America in Vietnam. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/06\/06\/joe-scarborough-ar-15s-vietnam-war-deadlier-m16s\/\">(RELATED: Joe Scarborough Claims AR-15s Are \u2018Deadlier\u2019 Than The M16s Used During The Vietnam War)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Of course, that\u2019s complete fiction and utter nonsense, but that didn\u2019t stop him from lying again.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Joe Scarborough says AR-15s are \u201cdeadlier\u201d than the M16s used during the Vietnam War.<\/p>\n<p>That is completely false. The M16s used during Vietnam were fully automatic.<\/p>\n<p>We need to stick to the facts and the truth when discussing guns. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PW4JtuSCZb\">pic.twitter.com\/PW4JtuSCZb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 David Hookstead (@dhookstead) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dhookstead\/status\/1533778902287429637?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>During the Tuesday episode of \u201cMorning Joe,\u201d he, once again, informed his viewers that the AR-15 is \u201cmore powerful\u201d and \u201cmore deadly\u201d than the weapons carried in Vietnam.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch him repeat the ridiculous lie below.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Joe Scarborough lies AGAIN about the AR-15 claiming it\u2019s deadlier than the weapons used in Vietnam.<\/p>\n<p>Why is MSNBC allowing its number one host to regularly lie to viewers?<\/p>\n<p>Will the fact checkers shut him down? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CB3IXyMKOm\">pic.twitter.com\/CB3IXyMKOm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 David Hookstead (@dhookstead) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dhookstead\/status\/1534137081294987265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 7, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Where the hell is Scarborough getting his information from? A simple Google search will tell you that the idea that the AR-15 is more lethal, powerful or deadly than the M16s used in Vietnam is downright laughable.<\/p>\n<p>As I pointed out Monday, \u00a0the M16A1 was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/weaponsystems.net\/system\/243-Colt+M16A1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/weaponsystems.net\/system\/243-Colt%2BM16A1&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1654683492471000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0qkTtjmFTCTPouPKkC4kCe\">capable<\/a>\u00a0of selective fire with a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/weaponsystems.net\/system\/243-Colt+M16A1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/weaponsystems.net\/system\/243-Colt%2BM16A1&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1654683492471000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0qkTtjmFTCTPouPKkC4kCe\">rate<\/a> of fire of 700 to 900 rounds a minute. That\u2019s a rate of fire that is not possible with the semi-automatic AR-15, even in the most capable hands.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, both weapons fire the same .223\/5.56 ammunition, but in terms of being able to put rounds on target, the AR-15 would get lapped by the M16A1.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Joe Scarborough Tells A Total Lie About AR-15s And The Vietnam War <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WX8wq0bSQy\">https:\/\/t.co\/WX8wq0bSQy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DailyCaller\/status\/1534101837976064000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 7, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Now, some have speculated that maybe he\u2019s referring to the M14, which was used in the early days of the Vietnam War. Even if he is, he\u2019s still wrong. The M14 <a href=\"https:\/\/man.fas.org\/dod-101\/sys\/land\/m14.htm\">fired<\/a> a 7.62 mm round (also known as a .308), which is substantially bigger than the .223\/5.56.<\/p>\n<p>So, there\u2019s absolutely no way to slice it where Scarborough is telling the truth. Yet, he keeps on saying it with all the confidence in the world.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u2018Bullet Through Your Head\u2019: Florida Sheriff Issues Stern Warning To Potential School Shooters <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RdPCrJDaR1\">https:\/\/t.co\/RdPCrJDaR1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DailyCaller\/status\/1534109065881731072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 7, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Will the fact checkers intervene and set the record straight? Somehow, I doubt it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joe Scarborough continues to lie to his viewers about the power of the AR-15.During the Monday episode of \u201cMorning Joe,\u201d the popular MSNBC host informed his audience that the AR-15<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":532,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1506115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1506115","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/532"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1506115"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1506115\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1506115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1506115"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1506115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}