Members of the “Church of Glad Tidings” presented Flynn with a semi-automatic rifle.
(Picture: Photo Credit: jimstewartson/Twitter.)Michael Flynn, who served as National Security Adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump for the first 22 days of his presidency, has a questionable sense of humour. Apparently, joking about mass shootings in a county where more than one actually occurs per day, is quite funny to him.
Flynn appeared at the “Church of Glad Tidings” in Yuba City, California over the weekend, where church-members presented the now-pardoned general with a semi-automatic weapon. “We were trying to come up with a rifle that we thought was appropriate for a general, so we went with an old-school Woodland camouflage ... one of our top-quality guns,” a member announced upon handing Flynn what appears to be a Woodland Camp AR-15.
Upon receiving the weapon, Flynn grinned and loudly proclaimed: “Maybe I’ll find somebody in Washington D.C.” The crowd then went wild, erupting in gleeful laughter and applause at the possibility of assassinating politicians who serve a country wherein 106 people die from gun violence daily.
Michael Flynn is presented with a rifle as a gift in Yuba, CA, and says that now “maybe I’ll find somebody in Washington, DC.” pic.twitter.com/zKcX08gDhh
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) July 25, 2021
Aside from having a seemingly homicidal sense of humour, Flynn is also an avid pusher of QAnon conspiracy theories. The general is believed to have helped incite the January 6 insurrection, having been banned from Twitter as a result of his role in spreading misinformation about the 2020 election.
Flynn made a questionable remark earlier this summer, too, when he general seemingly endorsed a military coup at a QAnon conference in Dallas. A self-identified former Marine in the audience asked Flynn, “why what happened in Myanmar can’t happen here,” to which Flynn replied, “no reason. I mean, it should happen.”
However, Flynn has since claimed his words were taken out of context: “There is NO reason whatsoever for any coup in America, and I do not and have not at any time called for any action of that sort.” It is unclear what he meant by his initial statement, in that case.
The same people who heard Trump say this ⬇️, heard Flynn say this ⬆️. THAT’S why we have to pay attention to what they are saying. https://t.co/UBKgJaF2so
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) July 25, 2021
In any event, people are appalled by Flynn’s “humorous” take on shooting people in Washington, many addressing just how dangerous this rhetoric can be.
Michael Flynn is a danger to our country.
— CajunBlueAZ™ 🌵 (@CajunBlueAZ1) July 25, 2021
You cannot joke about shooting someone in Washington, D.C.
Michael Flynn is a threat to our Country. Full stop!
— Amy Lynn🧦❤️ (@AmyAThatcher) July 25, 2021
This is a matter of National Security. QAnon nut job Michael Flynn was holding an automatic weapon at a Christian church near Sacramento, CA. He “joked” about taking it to Washington DC. Does his pardon expressly say it restores his gun rights? It’s a federal felony if not https://t.co/tSrf2EsHd1
— coco coomber (@indefinablegirl) July 25, 2021
I sure hope the @FBI is looking into the authenticity of these purported comments from Michael Flynn! https://t.co/PvIs3w6e1X
— Christopher Kline (@klinecj) July 25, 2021
Others want the former general to be court martialed — which essentially means, arrested and brought to trial in military court (or you know, held accountable in the slightest).
@ltgrusselhonore Why hasn't Michael Flynn been court martialed?
— Dee (@Jayren93982080) July 25, 2021
Flynn should be recalled to active duty and court martialed. https://t.co/14UZkB8mzZ
— Rachel Vindman (@natsechobbyist) July 25, 2021
Disgraced Traitor Michael Flynn should be behind bars and everyday he spends as a free man is a travesty to the United States #DemVoice1 #ONEV1
— Henry Djoutsa (@D_jeneration) July 25, 2021
#MichaelFlynn has turned into an authoritarian. He’s a #grifter and will keep grifting until so-called churches stop inviting him to speak. The “Church of Glad Tidings” has little to do w/ a House of Worship. https://t.co/PcB0liH9j8
— Janet Wagner (@janetswags) July 25, 2021
So, first we have Michael Flynn supporting a Myanmar type coup in the U.S. and now he's suggesting some Dems in D.C. are worthy of assassination. Seems only the @GOP tolerates this type of seditious craziness and gives it some sort of legitimacy.
— Mark Whittier (@MarkWhittier1) July 25, 2021
May this serve as a reminder that generally speaking, joking about shooting people isn’t very funny — especially when 38,826 people die from gun violence in the U.S. every year — 1,663 of which are children. Just some food for thought!
