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Piers Morgan calls gun advocate 'dangerous,' 'stupid,' 'idiot'

CNN's Piers Morgan talks to Larry Pratt, executive director of Gun Owners of America.

CNN anchors have shown no qualms in siding with gun-control advocates in the wake of the Newtown, Conn., shooting, but Piers Morgan has taken it to a new level.

In a heated debate last night, Morgan called Larry Pratt, the executive director of Gun Owners of America, "dangerous," "stupid" and an "idiot." Morgan showed no tolerance whatsoever for the argument, voiced by many pro-gun conservatives, that shootings could be prevented if everyone carried a firearm.

Morgan seemed genuinely angered at Pratt's worldview, though he may also be trying to position himself as the face of a movement that has the wind at its back. Of course, Americans opposed to gun control legislation are hardly going to welcome such admonitions from a Brit (see the current Drudge Report splash).

For those who support gun control, the video is worth watching in full, and will no doubt come as a comfort. For those who oppose gun control and believe they're not getting a fair shake in the mainstream media, the video provides them with evidence that they're right.*

(h/t to David Carr, who first flagged the clip.)

*This post has been updated.