Having a gun is a protected right, not a regulated privilege, but the media often seems to think otherwise. (Dave Workman) In a discussion about last week’s tragic school shooting at Spokane County’s Freeman High School, Wednesday’s Vancouver Columbian editorial talks about “this nation’s obsession with guns.” The editorial observed, “If the United States is […]
Armed Citizens Catch Escaped Convicts in Tennessee
One day after the New York Times editorialized against the idea of armed private citizens acting in self-defense, an armed Tennessee homeowner is being credited with apprehending a pair of dangerous Georgia prison escapees, with the help of an armed neighbor. Fox News headlined its report by calling the homeowner a hero. Other news agencies […]
Trump Sarcasm about Guns after London Terror Was Spot-on
President Donald Trump’s media critics have found yet another reason to attack him, this time about his sarcastic tweet following the weekend terror attack in London: “Do you notice we are not having a gun debate right now? That’s because they used knives and a truck!” Trump’s observation was not as off the mark as […]
Will Media Bias Bleed Through In Atlanta Coverage?
Over dinner Thursday night with two experts on gun law politics, the subject of media bias against Donald Trump took center stage, and as if to underscore that, Friday morning’s Associated Press story about the president’s scheduled appearance in Atlanta led thusly: “Donald Trump, darling of the National Rifle Association, has custody of the Oval […]
‘Bash Gun Rights Week’ Begins With St. Louis Editorial
A Sunday editorial in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch launched what has become an annual “Bash Gun Rights Week” by the news media, which used to limit its invective to the National Rifle Association as its annual convention loomed, but now has expanded its scope to include the firearms industry and other gun rights groups. The […]
Press Not Reluctant to Identify Rifle in OK Home Invasion Shooting
Are some press agencies reluctant to acknowledge that it was a semi-auto AR-15 type rifle that was used by the son of an Oklahoma homeowner to kill three alleged burglary suspects Monday? While it may seem that way to some people on social media who have noted that CNN has only reported that the homeowner’s […]