The CEO of Tesla and new owner of Twitter, Elon Muskmade news again with a tweet where he showed what he has on his nightstand: two weapons, an older one in a luxurious case and a more modern one.
My bedside table pic.twitter.com/sIdRYJcLTK
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 28, 2022
The photo went viral, and so far it has more than 400K likes and 27K retweets. Some tweeters began to show in the thread of the publication what they had on their own light tables.
Although the newest weapon appears to be a prop – it has no trigger – the image aroused, in addition to the funny repartee, controversy over the issue of the use of weapons.
And it is that in the United States this is not a minor issue: in that country having weapons has been a right since its independence, and there are few regulations regarding their use, in addition to the fact that the country has a thriving arms industry. Various events, such as school shootings and massacres, have motivated a strong campaign against the use and manufacture of weapons.
The publication that Musk made is one more fact in his provocative style. Recently, and in relation to the issue of weapons, the CEO restored the former president’s Twitter account donald trump, which was blocked by the company’s previous authorities after Trump was accused of encouraging the capture of the Capitol from his account, on January 6, 2021. The Republican, in fact, is a strong promoter of gun ownership . In May, at an event in houstonTrump declared: “There is no sign more attractive to a mass murderer than a sign declaring a gun-free zone. (…) That is a total disaster. They look at that site and say, ‘That’s where I’m going to go.’
Musk’s closeness to a controversial figure like Trump, in addition to some of his new Twitter policies, prompted many Hollywood stars and people to leave the social network.
shonda rimesthe producer of television hits such as “Scandall” either “Grey’s Anatomy”stated that he does not intend to remain on Twitter “for whatever Elon has planned.”
Another case is that of ken olinproducer of the hit series “This is Us”. “Let’s keep the faith, let’s protect democracy, let’s try to be kinder. Let’s try to save the planet. Let’s try to be more generous. Let’s seek peace in the world ”, he wrote as part of his last message, he said goodbye.
by RN
