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Katee Sackhoff said she lost half her Twitter followers after urging gun safety
Published April 06, 2016
Actress Katee Sackhoff said she lost half of her Twitter followers when she tweeted a message urging people to practice gun safety.
After watching a television report about a four-year-old who accidentally shot and killed his father with a loaded gun that had been left unattended at a friend’s house, the “Battlestar Galactica” star tweeted Monday:
“Please practice gun safety. This is horrible!”
Soon after, Sackhoff’s Twitter feed blew up with followers advocating gun control instead of gun safety.
“Here's a radical idea folks. How about NO gun?” one wrote.
Sackhoff responded to her critics: “Never gonna happen in the US. Proper gun safety is a necessity though.”
That did not satisfy many, who continued to criticize her initial comment.
Sackhoff tried to elaborate on her position: “Just to be clear...I NEVER said automatic guns should be legal!“
But it was too late. While many came to her defense (“I don't understand why @kateesackhoff got so much flack for a gun safety tweet. She's right”), her initial comment apparently cost her about 100,000 Twitter followers.
Later on Monday, Sackhoff tweeted: “On a lighter note since I've lost half my followers due to talking about gun safety...the sun is shining & Happy Monday! Love your neighbor today!”
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/katee-sackhoff-said-she-lost-half-her-twitter-followers-after-urging-gun-safety