Flurry of Digital Death Threats to NRA, Its Members on Twitter

Following last week's Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Connecticut, a flurry of rage and death threats has been directed at National Rifle Association members and leaders. The easiest place to make this happen? Twitter, of course.

While many of the tweets reference the irony of people advocating violence as a solution to violence, that hasn’t stopped dozens from making “digital death threats” to members of the NRA.

Murder every NRA member

— Bitter Old St. Nick (@90sRememberer) December 14, 2012

Referring to the NRA's vice president, a Rhode Island professor tweeted:

@rmccrory I was heartbroken in the first 20 mass murders. Now I want Wayne LaPierre's head on a stick.

— Erik Loomis (@ErikLoomis) December 15, 2012

And then …

Solution: Get every member of the NRA to stand in a circle, aim & shoot! Sorted

— Very frustrated Pete (@Arseburgers) December 14, 2012

Someone should shoot the NRA.

— imon (@iamtheblur) December 15, 2012

After the shooting today I wanna bullet to shoot the NRA sing it loud @fatmike_of_nofx & @elhefenofx

— Cammy Cobain (@cammo81) December 14, 2012

Can we shoot the NRA now?

— rootless (@root_e) December 14, 2012

Others tried to unveil the strange logic of these threats:

Liberal logic: Guns are dangerous and can't be trusted to sane people so let's shoot the NRA President and his supporters.

— Sovereign Nation (@Svrgn_Nation) December 17, 2012

@imalwaysright_ @toddkincannon I just find it slightly ironic that the gun control crowd wants to shoot the NRA...anyone else?

— M31 (Kyle Tippetts) (@M31Music) December 18, 2012

Crackpot Liberals Call For Murder Of NRA President, Members & Repeal Of Second Amendment: freedomoutpost.com/2012/12/libera…

— Ed(@EDinCali) December 16, 2012