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The article had nothing to do with guns, yet they mention it in two places, specifically to associate it with possible criminal activity. The media only report
by madengr 10y ago
The article had nothing to do with guns, yet they mention it in two places, specifically to associate it with possible criminal activity.
The media only reports the bad use of guns. If you want to read about the numerous self defense instances, you'll have to read about it from the gun lobby. The NRA is comprised of 4 million dues paying members, which it represents just as much as it does it's corporate members. I actually prefer the GOA myself.
Also, the article mentions a shotgun with a "flash hider". Thus is pure embellishment. Besides, it's a muzzle break to reduce muzzle lift, not a flash suppressor, which would be pointless in a shotgun that would be used at most tens of yards. Though even a muzzle break would be of questionable use on a shotgun.
- bogomipz 10y ago"If you want to read about the numerous self defense instances, you'll have to read about it from the gun lobby." You want to complain about "media embellishments" and inaccurate coverage but then you suggest I should use the most powerful political lobby in the US as a news source? There's no embellishment there? That's an unbiased news source? Just a cursory glance at some recent media outlet coverage of self defense shootings: http://www.live5news.com/story/31972984/ncpd-investigating-overnight-shooting-at-bar http://www.live5news.com/story/31972984/ncpd-investigating-o... http://www.ktnv.com/news/rtc-bus-driver-says-shooting-was-in-self-defense http://www.ktnv.com/news/rtc-bus-driver-says-shooting-was-in... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/02/naked-man-shot-choking-dog-miami_n_2395851.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/02/naked-man-shot-chok... There is no shortage of them. So your assertion that media "only" reports bad use of guns is simply untrue.
- madengr 10y agoNot as a news source, but a news aggregator. The self defense shootings are buried as a 2nd tier link on a web site, or back of news paper. Crime is on the front page. Of course the gun lobby does not highlight crime or negligent shootings, so I'll give you that.