Serbia, which carried out ethnic cleanings in the 90s and recently clashed with NATO peacekeepers sparking renewed ethnic tensions, recently moved to ban guns in the country after a pair of mass shootings. This development was celebrated on the Monday edition of NBC’s Today where chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel and the anchors marveled at the speed and suggested it was totally doable in America. They also leaned on Serbs to lecture Americas about the policy saving democracy.
Engels was indignant from the get-go as he proclaimed that America could learn a lot about coming together to get rid of guns from Serbia. He touted their national “moment of reflection” and called it a “what-has-become-of-us type moment” that “inspired Serbs to completely change their relationship with guns.”
“I think a lot of Americans will be particularly interested in this story,” he projected. After giving a brief rundown of the attacks, his chided America saying that “more than thoughts and prayers” came in the wake of the violence. “Outrage became action. Tens of thousands demanded not just tighter gun controls, but a reorientation of society away from violence, a reaction against armed rage,” he boasted.
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