15 terrible memes conservatives made in response to Democrats' gun reform sit-in
If there’s one irrefutable truth in this life, it’s that conservatives loves memes. And so it wasn’t all that surprising to see the right react to the Democratic sit-in on the House floor with a veritable panoply of image macros.
The 15-hour-long sit-in, of course, was to bring attention to their bill proposing to tighten gun control laws in the wake of the Orlando shooting. Those in Congress snapped pictures on Twitter and hashtagged them with #NoBillNoBreak and #HoldTheFloor. Liberals were very excited and inspired by the sit-in:
As the sit-in continued, the conservative web was flooded with memes that accused Democrats of defending a bill that would put guns in the hands of Muslim terrorists. But as many have pointed out, however, the bill itself, which includes a provision preventing those on the no-fly terror watch list from purchasing guns, actively discriminates against Muslims, and hundreds of thousands of people on the list have no terrorist affiliation.