I remember that day well and how America’s gun owners were blindsided as the news media led the hysteria stampede for more useless gun laws.
The blame was placed on the “glorification” of violence on TV, movies, pulp fiction, comic books, guns, the NRA. Actually, in the 1960s all these were very mild and safe for kids.
So adult (still safe for kids) TV shows dumbed down to kiddie shows, movies shown on TV were butchered to remove “violence”, pulp books changed their covers, the 1968 GCA was passed, the NRA went over a million members for the first time.
The MOVIE INDUSTRY said they would “police themselves” with a joke of a ratings system and proceeded to reshoot scenes and add more blood, guts, sex to get the coveted “R” or “X” rating.
Today, TV and movies are worse than ever, showing things that would never have been shown back in 1968. Today PSYCHO is on several times a year, and I remember when it was to be shown, then the TV broadcast stations backed out at the last minute.
Mow the screen and TV is filled with far worse vile shows.
***Mow the screen and TV is filled with far worse vile shows.***
**NOW.** To ward off the spelling nazis.