Ryan Busse, an activist with gun control group Giffords, falsely accused firearm manufacturer Smith & Wesson of promoting the Proud Boys in a picture that was posted to their Instagram.
On Monday, Busse said, "If you don’t believe the gun industry is now full-on supporting domestic terrorists…I give you the official instagram post for Smith and Wesson…I mean the Proud Boys."
The picture featured a man holding a rifle with a "PB" logo on his shirt. The words "Proud Boys" are nowhere on the shirt.
If you don’t believe the gun industry is now full-on supporting domestic terrorists…I give you the official instagram post for Smith and Wesson…I mean the Proud Boys.
— Ryan Busse (@ryandbusse) February 27, 2023
Here’s to gun industry sponsored Seditious Conspiracy.
Better buckle up. pic.twitter.com/Vr0YYfja6s
A lot of folks ask me how this could happen. Simple: The Firearms Industry is now a monolithic bloc of right wing extremists and those who support them.
— Ryan Busse (@ryandbusse) February 27, 2023
Now everyone laughs at the offensive jokes…no one left with the guts to criticize anything. It’s a recipe for disaster.
GEMTECH® innovation, Smith & Wesson® manufacturing.
— Smith & Wesson Inc. (@Smith_WessonInc) February 27, 2023
Perce|eption Brand creates apparel + goods for the tactical athlete. https://t.co/1RDzgMQ6uz pic.twitter.com/7rQ4s478Zl
What Busse neglected to mention is that "PB" actually stands for Perce|eption Brand, the company that makes the shirt. The brand name is mentioned in the post Busse shared on Twitter. It can be seen in the screenshot he posted. The false information was given a Birdwatch note, explaining why Busse was sharing incorrect information.
People in the comment section mocked Busse for completely missing the brand name.
It takes a special kind of stupid when one can write but can’t read. PB stands for Perception Brand.
— I Meme Therefore I Am 🇺🇸 (@ImMeme0) February 28, 2023
How many clues do you need?
🤣🤣🤣👉🤡 pic.twitter.com/hVQwjfqOGf
Bruh…really this is your tweet 🤦🏼♀️ pic.twitter.com/Cyk1mHcQcS
— StaceyWallen✌🏼❤️🇺🇸 (@stacey_wallen) February 28, 2023
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