We’ll admit we’re surprised that a publication like the New York Times bothered at all with a (non-fatal) mass shooting at a concert venue in Little Rock, Ark. As tragic as it was, it’s just not going to resonate with the “common sense gun control” crowd composing the paper’s readership.

We’re glad the Times tuned in, though, because it gave us the gift of this incredible tweet about gun violence in “downtown Arkansas.” (Editor’s note: The tweet was deleted, so here’s a screen shot.)

Dozens of people were wounded by gunfire at a nightclub early Saturday morning in downtown Arkansas https://t.co/XK4uwVzwwn — The New York Times (@nytimes) July 1, 2017

“Pardon me … how to I get to downtown Arkansas?”

If @nytimes had copy editors, they would know that Arkansas is a state, not a city. #flyoverCountry https://t.co/VvQmZQQtbF — Stephen Fleming (@StephenFleming) July 1, 2017

Hmmm, just where exactly is downtown Arkansas? — Chris Rush (@cbobrush) July 1, 2017

Word is Vox is hard at work on a map.

Where exactly is "downtown Arkansas"? Where are your copy editors? Oh, wait… — Lenny-T (@vtlen) July 1, 2017

Yeah, they all walked out the other day.

"Downtown Arkansas"? Perhaps you should rethink the plan to eliminate copy editors? — Ellen Goldlust (@EllenGoldlust) July 1, 2017

Downtown Arkansas? Come on @nytimes — Linda S Ⓥ (@maisondechienvt) July 1, 2017

#PrayFor

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