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Former NFL punter Chris Kluwe took to Twitter Wednesday to offer his theory as to who was responsible for the day's UCLA shooting — “gun nuts” and the National Rifle Association.
Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe punts during a game in Minneapolis Oct. 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
Los Angeles police told the Los Angeles Times that two people were killed in what turned out to be a murder-suicide at the L.A. campus.
Police identified the victim as William S. Klug, a mechanical engineering professor at the university. The shooter was not identified by police until Thursday.
But that didn’t stop Kluwe, an outspoken liberal activist, from speculating that the NRA was responsible:
Thanks, gun nuts and @NRA. Just. Thanks. You do so much for the world. So. Fucking. Much. Harm. https://t.co/nVp5MASBE2— Cassandra, Irredeemable Pudgy Nobody (@Cassandra, Irredeemable Pudgy Nobody) 1464803498.0
I would like to ponder a logical chain of actions. Let me know if I've made any mistakes along the way.— Cassandra, Irredeemable Pudgy Nobody (@Cassandra, Irredeemable Pudgy Nobody) 1464803794.0
1. According to the NRA, the only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.— Cassandra, Irredeemable Pudgy Nobody (@Cassandra, Irredeemable Pudgy Nobody) 1464803832.0
2. It is empirically proven that gun control leads to less gun deaths (Australia, Europe, Japan).— Cassandra, Irredeemable Pudgy Nobody (@Cassandra, Irredeemable Pudgy Nobody) 1464803845.0
3. The NRA opposes gun control. 4. Only a bad person would want to cause more deaths. 5. The NRA has guns. Can you guess what number 6 is?— Cassandra, Irredeemable Pudgy Nobody (@Cassandra, Irredeemable Pudgy Nobody) 1464803859.0
It's also interesting to note that the NRA, which claims to need guns to protect from fascists, has not spoken out against Trump, a fascist.— Cassandra, Irredeemable Pudgy Nobody (@Cassandra, Irredeemable Pudgy Nobody) 1464804055.0
It's always fun when a tweet of mine gets picked up by right wing Twitter.— Cassandra, Irredeemable Pudgy Nobody (@Cassandra, Irredeemable Pudgy Nobody) 1464812851.0
In 2014, Kluwe accused the Minnesota Vikings’ management of working to cut him from the team due to his vocal support for same-sex marriage.
Police said there is “no continuing threat to UCLA's campus” at this time, according to the Times.
This post has been updated.
