CNN's Chris Cuomo responds to backlash after being accused of 'mocking' armed rape survivor

CNN anchor Chris Cuomo[1] responded to several critics who slammed him[2] on Wednesday over a tweet they said appeared to mock National Rifle Association (NRA) member and rape survivor Kimberly Corban.Corban appeared in an NRA ad advocating her Second Amendment[3] right after going into detail how she survived a rape when she was 20 years old."I'm a mother of two, and if a predator or anyone else tries to harm me or my family, they have to come through my firearm first," Corban said.Cuomo reacted to the ad, tweeting "Only in America."That triggered an avalanche of criticism, many accusing him[4] of "mocking a rape survivor." Corban herself responded to the tweet, asking him if he "cared to chat" about it.Later in the afternoon, Cuomo responded to several critics on Twitter, including Fox News' own meteorologist Janice Dean."You might want explain this tweet a little better to those of us who’ve actually had to face predators in our own homes and defend ourselves without a big strong man like yourself," Dean told the CNN anchor."You are right. No offense intended. Too short on Twitter. 'Only in America' are we still debating the legitimate right to protect oneself like you and many others vs sensible way to keep guns from wrong people. Only here can we not address the issues around school shootings in a way that respects the ill and also people who get guns legally (as I did) and use responsibly (as I)," Cuomo responded. "We are stuck with good people having to beg to keep a right and not getting done what is right for federal reasonable restrictions and mental health reform. I am sorry for confusion. I take the issue and the stories of violence seriously. Muscles don’t stop bullets, as you know. Again, I have always been clear about the right to own and what

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