Gun lobbyist who shot elephant in the face compares critics to Hitler, calls them "animal racists"

[Robb]

Oh, boy.

If you were online Thursday you probably caught a sneak peek of this week’s episode of NBC’s NRA-sponsored TV show “Under Wild Skies” in which NRA gun lobbyist Tony Makris proudly shoots an elephant in the face in Botswana.

Makris discussed the controversy on NRA talk show “NRA News” with host Cam Edwards and fired back (so to speak) at critics, comparing them to Hitler and calling them animal racists. Here’s the logic he used to get there:

When people ask him how he could possibly shoot an elephant in the face, he says, “The short answer is because hungry people eat them and because I’m a hunter. You know, I’m not an elephant hunter. I’m a hunter. I hunt all things.”

See, Makris is an equal opportunity killer, just a humble hunter in the food chain, playing his small part to feed the hungry from the bounty of the earth. He points out the hypocrisy of people who are fine with hunting birds, ducks and deer but not elephants: “So I can shoot all of those, but not an elephant?”

That’s “a very unique form of animal racism,” Makris says. “You know, Hitler would have said the same thing.’”

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[Ohio Joe]

1. Animal racists... Yeah...

Fuckin gun nuts.

[rurallib]

2. thus showing he knows little of history along with being an asshole

[blueknight]

3. so

not only did he prove he is a fucking asshole, but that he is ignorant as well

[Vinnie From Indy]

4. Wish we could arm the elephants and at least make it fair.

I propose we start a fund to mount rifles with cameras on the heads of elephants that can be controlled via the internet. People can sign up to take shifts as the elephant's cyber-bodyguard throughout the day. If an elephant gets a kill, then another elephant-cam can record the moment with a trophy photo of the elephant standing next to a Tony Markis carcass.

[NuclearDem]

5. Wow, douchebag to Hitler in less than 60 seconds.

The all new 2013 NRA Jackass.

[enough]

6. Occasionally I wish I believed in Hell. (nt)

[Hoyt]

7. That's the problem with too many gun nuts -- they are callous, immoral, irrational people.

[shenmue]

8. What a twit

Doesn't care about anything except his own ego.

[freshwest]

9. Glennbeckistan claims another life.

[City Lights]

10. A cowardly punk. nt

[madinmaryland]

11. And yet even here on this progressive web-site we have people that actively support

the NRA and happily send them their money.

[Liberal_in_LA]

12. sick little man

O

[Rex]

13. May you reap the karma you so richly deserve

you worthless elephant killing fuckwad you...

[Electric Monk]

14. What a douche. I hope he at least eats it, since that's his semi-justification

for why he shoots animals.

[ellie]

15. Yeah, okay

You fucking loon.

[Blue Idaho]

16. May cancer hunt you down Tony.

I hear its a real bad ass that hunts all things too.

[neverforget]

17. He's a shit stain on humanity.

[alp227]

18. Amazing how NBC even gave this punk ass broadcast time to begin with.

Why is NBC giving airtime to a sport hunting show to begin with? It's barbaric and appeals to lowlife brainless "men" whose only achievements are bullying. Quite telling even Freepers are barfing.

[Starry Messenger]

19. Isn't killing elephants illegal?

I just don't know how this can be a thing. This story makes me sick, so wasteful and horrifying to kill these creatures.