That's Freepers' fault. If we kept a running total of incidents nationwide, we can instantly educate/challenge these apparently clueless "reporter"/commentators.Have at it Free Republic. I say that Henry Blodget hasn't heard of the Loganville, Ga woman who defended herself and her kids in a home invasion. Might not be a bad idea to flood his inbox with the many many many many examples of people defending themselves.
the problem is the MSM in the different states totally ignore these incidents, but most of the local press always report them. How can we do better?
Might best we consult abb on that one . . .I would think, tho, that Freepers would be posting a lot of the local articles you want, here on FR. I would imagine that the main problem is that most defensive uses amount only to a brandishing which convinces a menacing individual that there is no point picking what is at best a fair fight.
Years ago, The American Rifleman used to publish a monthly column, The Armed Citizen, that published clippings from all over the country. I’m sure that is still done online somewhere.
If I didn’t read anything else in TAR, I read that column.
One mistake I’ve often seen Citizen Journalists make is not publishing regularly. You have to put new stuff on your blog most every day to keep folks coming back.
They start out ok, but then taper off. If no new stuff shows up on your blog, then readers quit checking on it, and readership - and credibility - declines.