MARILYN MANSON – Points Fake Rifle At Crowd

The dumbest sonofabitch in rock n roll just took it a step further. Shock rocker Marilyn Manson‘s decision to brandish a fake rifle onstage with a microphone on it during his set at yesterday’s ‘Knotfest‘ event in San Bernardino, CA happened on the same day as the latest mass shooting in the United States, the backlash was rather immediate. Furthering the uproar was the past San Bernardino, CA mass shooting which left fourteen dead back in 2015.

See shocking video HERE.

Since the incident, Manson has now issued the below statement (via Variety):

“In an era where mass shootings have become a nearly daily occurrence, this was an act of theater in an attempt to make a statement about how easily accessible semi-automatic weapons are and how seeing them has become normalized. My art has always been a reaction to popular culture and my way to make people think about the horrible things that happen in this world.

My performance was not meant to be disrespectful or show any insensitivity. The prop microphone I used on stage was handed to me with the approval of a police officer. My empathy goes out to anyone who has been affected by the irresponsible and reprehensible misuse of REAL guns.”

TMZ reports:

“Marilyn Manson showed a shocking lack of empathy Sunday night as he pretended to spray the crowd with bullets from a fake semi-automatic weapon … in a county that is still reeling from a mass shooting.
Marilyn — in a wheelchair after a September injury that crushed his leg — was performing at the Glen Helen Amphitheater in San Bernardino … the city where a terrorist killed 14 people in December 2015.
Perhaps with that in mind — and a penchant for controversial headlines — Marilyn pulled out the fake rifle while performing “We Know Where You F****** Live.” A mic is attached to the scope of the rifle.”

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