When USA Today released a video featuring an assault rifle diagram with a potential chainsaw attachment, gun enthusiasts took the opportunity to ridicule the media organization for their lack of gun knowledge.

A look at the gun used in the Texas church shooting. https://t.co/xdxIf5fR77 pic.twitter.com/sUY1mCCLZC — USA TODAY (@USATODAY) November 8, 2017

Who can blame them, it was a rare opportunity for conservatives to prove they’re smarter than somebody else, and they got to attack a mainstream media outlet while talking about guns; impossible to pass up for any red-blooded conservative. The only problem: chainsaw attachments for AR-15s are very real… despite their rarity and questionable effectiveness.

It took me about a minute to find a random dude on YouTube willing to attach a chainsaw underbarrel bayonet and it would only cost $300. Alternatively, you can order the zombie-killing version from Panacea X for $800.

I realize it’s highly unlikely that the average gun owner would possess one of these, but it’s far from a fantasy that a USA Today journalist made up.

USA Today clarified, “the video shows both the shooter’s modifications, as well as other possible modifications. The shooter did not use a chainsaw bayonet.”

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