Fox News Host Backs Obama on Mass Shootings: ‘It Happens More Here’
”These sorts of mass shooting with the regularity of where they occur in the United States — you don’t find that in other countries,“ anchor Shepard Smith says
Fox News host Shepard Smith agreed with President Barack Obama that mass shootings like the one Wednesday in San Bernardino, California, are more common in the U.S. than in other countries.
“[President Obama] got a lot of partisan pushback on that from his political opponents, but the fact of the matter is, among developed nations, that’s the truth,” Smith said, referencing the president’s statements on the topic when he was in Paris for the United Nations climate summit. “These sorts of mass shooting, with the regularity of where they occur in the United States — you don’t find that in other countries.”
“I can report to you with certainty that it happens more here than anywhere else in the world,” he said.
Smith was careful to limit his support for the president to the frequency of gun violence. “That’s not to say anything but that fact,” he continued. “You can extrapolate from that whatever you want.”
In the wake of the San Bernardino slaughter on Wednesday, Obama called for reform of U.S. gun safety laws in an interview with CBS News. During a previously scheduled interview with anchor Norah O’Donnell, the president again called for “common sense” gun laws and stricter background checks on gun purchases.
“We should never think that this is something that just happens in the ordinary course of events, because it doesn’t happen with the same frequency in other countries,” he said.
11 Controversial Outdoor Movie and TV Ads: From 'The Virginity Hit' to 'Ted 2' (Photos)
"The Road to Guantanamo" (2006) MPAA rules prohibit depictions of torture in movie posters, so the ads for "The Road to Guantanamo," set on a U.S. military base in Cuba, had to be reworked to remove the image of a detainee's head in a burlap sack
Roadside Attractions
"Ted 2" (2015) Like the 2012 original, "Ted 2" heavily utilized raunch in its advertising, including posters showing Seth MacFarlane's teddy bear facing away from the camera and the words "Ted is coming, again"
Universal Pictures
"Magic Mike XXL" (2015) The sequel to Channing Tatum's male stripper movie "Magic Mike" upped the innuendo factor in it's advertising, using phrases like "Coming" and "Back to the Grind" on its posters.
Warner Bros.
"Captivity" (2007) Ads for the Elisha Cuthbert horror flick featuring images of the actress being kidnapped and tortured caused an outrage when they appeared on billboards around Los Angeles. The studio later explained that the wrong ads were sent to the printer
After Dark
"Zack and Miri Make a Porno" (2008) Even the suggestion of oral sex in the posters for the Elizabeth Banks/Seth Rogen comedy was enough to get them banned by the MPAA
The Weinstein Company
"American Sniper" (2014) A West Los Angeles billboard for 2014's "American Sniper" was vandalized with graffiti reading "Murder!" after the movie received criticism for promoting war
Twitter
"The Virginity Hit" (2010) Billboards for "The Virginity Hit" simply read, "Still a virgin?" with the number of a hotline to call for help, prompting campaigns for the posters to be removed
Sony Pictures
"The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" (2011) David Fincher's adaptation of the Swedish novel drew criticism for its ads featuring Daniel Craig wrapping his arms around a topless Rooney Mara
Columbia Pictures
"Diana" (2013) A poster for the Princess Diana biopic starring Naomi Watts was inadvertently placed just feet away from the site of her fatal car accident, causing an uproar and the poster's removal
Twitter
"The Strain" (2014) Billboards for FX's horror series "The Strain" received a disgusted response on social media that was strong enough to convince the network to take them down
FX
"Girlfriend's Guide to Divorce" (2014) The posters for Bravo's first scripted series featured star Lisa Edelstein showing off her bare ring finger in a manner scandalous enough to get them banned from buses and subways in New York and Los Angeles.
Bravo
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These posters and billboards have sparked outcry for depicting sex, violence and torture