Marilyn Manson Receives Backlash After Twisted Gun Stunt

By Erika Haas

Heavy metal artist Marilyn Manson caused quite a stir on Sunday after he pointed a fake rifle at his audience during a concert in San Bernardino, California. The stunt came less than 24 hours after a gunman opened fire on a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, killing 26 innocent people, many of whom were children. Not to mention, San Bernardino is the site of the 2015 terror attack which left 14 dead.

After much public outrage, Manson issued a statement explaining the twisted theatrics.

According to him, the production was not mean to be “disrespectful or show any insensitivity,” but was a statement about gun control (emphasis mine).

“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,” Manson wrote in an email to Billboard.

“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,” he continued. “My performance was not meant to be disrespectful or show any insensitivity. The prop microphone I …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms