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USA Today Thinks A ‘Chainsaw Bayonet’ Is A Popular AR-15 Accessory

By: Bre Payton
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USA Today got wrecked on Twitter after the publication posted an illustration of an AR-15 rifle with a “chainsaw bayonet” attached to it. 

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USA Today got wrecked on Twitter after the publication posted an illustration of an AR-15 rifle with a “chainsaw bayonet” attached to it.

The ostensible purpose of the graphic was to scare everyone about the AR-15 type rifle by showing over-the-top and completely impractical modifications. Moments later, the publication had to walk back the tweet and explain that the Texas church shooter, who killed at least 26 and injured as many others on Sunday, did not in fact use a rifle with a chainsaw bayonet attachment.

“The shooter did not use a chainsaw bayonet,” the publication was forced to acknowledge after getting dragged on Twitter.

Not a good look.

In the article linked to the tweet, USA Today left out the fact that the hero who stopped the shooter from killing any more innocent people also used an AR-15. In a recent interview, Stephen Willeford said the only reason he was able to stop the shooter, who was reportedly wearing body armor, was because he had his AR-15 rifle.

A lot of people rightly mocked USA Today‘s crazy illustration with a few rifle modification ideas of their own.

https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/928369849193123852

Lol

https://twitter.com/djnemeth/status/928374357738622983

Oh man.

Don’t tell North Korea about this one.

https://twitter.com/imdave_/status/928363987292557312

The force is strong with this one.

https://twitter.com/JacobMyth/status/928370460563333120

Blood, sweat, respect.

Rawr.

https://twitter.com/mikesta12/status/928372476744216576

Bre Payton was a staff writer for The Federalist. She wrote on subjects ranging from Kanye West to Supreme Court rulings, to 2016 and breaking news. She appeared on Fox News, MSNBC, CNN, NPR, BBC World News, among others, and her work was featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Daily Signal, and WORLD Magazine, to name a few. She had also worked as a reporter for Watchdog.org and received her degree in Political Journalism from Patrick Henry College.

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