Katie Couric did it, so HBO thought they could too.
Via Daily Caller:
AR-15 inventor Jim Sullivan is claiming that HBO has distorted and manipulated his words to make the famous rifle appear more dangerous than it actually is.
Sullivan was on “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel” last week discussing the AR-15 and the lethal nature of the 5.56 rifle round.
HBO aired the segment with the angle that Sullivan didn’t believe the weapon should be in civilian hands. (SLIDESHOW: Celebrate The Second Amendment With These Gorgeous Gun-Loving Women)
The weapon’s inventor is hitting back and hard that HBO twisted his words. He wrote a piece for The Federalist explaining how his statement was manipulated. Sullivan wrote in part: