CNN calls AR-15 a ‘sniper rifle’ during Dallas shooting coverage

An analyst on CNN mistakenly called an AR-15 a “sniper rifle” during the CNN coverage.

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Silly.

CNN now pretending the AR-15 is a “sniper rifle.” It’s not.

— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) July 8, 2016

That’s a particularly annoying mistake because the hunting rifles that “nobody wants to ban” are much more like sniper rifles than the AR15.

— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) July 8, 2016

Check out our Dallas shooting coverage that began immediately as it happened here.