On Tuesday, the National Rifle Association shredded Katie Couric after the Washington Free Beacon exposed deceptive editing in an anti-gun documentary entitled “Under the Gun.”
The Free Beacon reported:
At the 21:48 mark of Under the Gun a scene of Katie Couric interviewing members of the Virginia Citizens Defense League, a gun rights organization, is shown.
Couric can be heard in the interview asking activists from the group, “If there are no background checks for gun purchasers, how do you prevent felons or terrorists from purchasing a gun?”
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The documentary then shows the activists sitting silently for nine awkward seconds, unable to provide an answer. It then cuts to the next scene. The moment can be watched here:
But, the Free Beacon added, raw audio reveals something quite different. Instead of silence, a back-and-forth discussion took place between the activists and Couric:
Naturally, this upset the NRA:
.@katiecouric should explain why she deceptively edited #2A supporters in her anti-gun documentary https://t.co/XVGkwiduOP #UndertheGun
— NRA (@NRA) May 25, 2016
The group has also launched a petition:
Outrageous that @katiecouric deceptively edited her anti-gun "documentary" https://t.co/YvVYwRDOFa #UndertheGun pic.twitter.com/nqj3rMlz7O
— NRA (@NRA) May 25, 2016
The petition reads in part:
Anti-gun media elitists are at it again. For weeks, gun control groups like Everytown for Gun Safety have been promoting a Katie Couric documentary about “gun violence” in America.
This is just another example of anti-gun propaganda being passed around as “news” by “journalists” who don’t believe in the Second Amendment, don’t like guns or the people who own them, and are in the pockets of politicians like ex-NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg and Hillary Clinton.
“Under the Gun is a critically-acclaimed documentary that looks at the polarizing and politicized issue of gun violence, a subject that elicits strong reactions from people on both sides. EPIX stands behind Katie Couric, director Stephanie Soechtig, and their creative and editorial judgment. We encourage people to watch the film and decide for themselves,” said Nora Ryan, the chief of staff for EPIX, the cable channel that is airing the documentary, told the Free Beacon in an email.
The Washington Post’s Erik Wemple tweeted a statement from director Stephanie Soechtig:
"I never intended to make anyone look bad and I apologize if anyone felt that way.”
— ErikWemple (@ErikWemple) May 25, 2016
He also tweeted a statement from Couric:
And statement from Katie Couric of "Under the Gun": "I support Stephanie's statement and am very proud of the film."
— ErikWemple (@ErikWemple) May 25, 2016
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