In the wake of Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s federal ban on ‘assault’ weapons being dropped for consideration by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, the New York Daily News ran today what many are calling a callous and distasteful cover.  As seen below others were happy with the exploitation.

Today’s @nydailynews front page twitter.com/nycjim/status/… – get angry, then tweet @senatorreid your disgust at his cowardice.

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) March 20, 2013

Look@nydailynews front page @senatorreid We thought u werebetter than thistwitter.com/nycjim/status/… — mia farrow (@MiaFarrow) March 20, 2013

Wow. @nydailynews cover an inspiration to keep up #AWB fight for 26 dead at #sandyhook & 33 dead from guns each day twitter.com/sfpelosi/statu… — sfpelosi (@sfpelosi) March 20, 2013

Powerful NYDN cover today, re: assault weapons ban being nixed from gun package. twitter.com/jbendery/statu… — jennifer bendery (@jbendery) March 20, 2013

Powerful @nydailynews front page. twitter.com/nycjim/status/… — Jim Roberts (@nycjim) March 20, 2013

Daily News shames U.S. Congress with powerful cover for not passing assault weapons ban twitter.com/AntDeRosa/stat… — Anthony De Rosa (@AntDeRosa) March 20, 2013

This morning’s New York Daily News says it all… twitter.com/MMFlint/status…

— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) March 20, 2013

Awesome cover! NY Daily News Slams Senate Decision To Drop Assault Weapons Ban (PHOTO) bit.ly/YqZVlG #WeDemandAVote

— Kennett Area Dems (@KennettDems) March 20, 2013

via: Twitchy