Filmmaker Michael Moore under fire after tweeting about snipers

 Filmmaker Michael Moore is taking heat for being critical of snipers on Twitter. In a Sunday tweet, Moore wrote that snipers are \"cowards\" who will shoot you in the back, He also said his uncle was killed by a sniper in World War II. 

Moore's comments come as the new movie, \"American Sniper\" made more than $90 million at the box officer this weekend. The Oscar-nominated film is based on the memoir by former Navy SEAL and sharpshooter Chris Kyle. 

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