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Author Accuses Media of Intentional Bias Against Guns
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| 5/20/03
| Jeff Johnson
Posted on 05/20/2003 2:51:22 AM PDT by kattracks
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posted on
05/20/2003 2:51:22 AM PDT
by
kattracks
To: kattracks
I had just finished reading this over at CNS News.
This should be required reading.
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posted on
05/20/2003 2:59:28 AM PDT
by
visualops
(It all started innocently enough... Tag line (optional, printed after your name on post)
To: kattracks; TheRightGuy; unspun; cfrels; LauraJean; BillyBoy; Ford Fairlane; spintreebob; ...
I just saw and heard John Lott at the Chicago Conservative Conference. His examples of media bias were crystal clear. Now if we could only get Mayor Daley to read it and pass a conceal and carry law we would have less crime here in Chicago. He told me a surprizing fact. All the states around Illinois are or are trying to become conceal and carry states!!!
Michigan just reached a year with thier conceal and carry law and it has been very successful. The state is pleased it has been a positive rather than a negative and crime is down. UNFORTUNATELY THAT does not make headline news!!
To: chicagolady
The left is interested in guns vs crime. They view everything on the scales of state power. More guns means less state power, hence they oppose it.
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posted on
05/20/2003 3:29:54 AM PDT
by
Leisler
To: kattracks
The comparison of gun-related crimes vs. crimes prevented by guns is kind of a weird one. It's obvious that the media (especially local tv affiliates) thrive off crimes committed rather than crimes prevented, as fear sells papers, keeps eyes glued to the screen, etc. So it's in the media's better interest to report crimes committed way over and above crimes prevented. Not necessarily a bias against guns but a bias towards cultivating fear. It's in the nature of the beast.
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posted on
05/20/2003 3:55:11 AM PDT
by
lurky
(meow)
To: Joe Brower
Ping.
To: FreedomPoster
John Lott is more credible than Michael Bellesiles. Which infuriates the gun banners to no end since in their heart of hearts, they know he's right.
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posted on
05/20/2003 4:03:19 AM PDT
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: FreedomPoster
Ping...Bump...Ping...
Nothing infuriates my gun grabbing friends more than a good dose of John Lott's analysis. The man is a major asset in the battles to retain our rights.
Not only does he do the 'macro' statistical heavy lifting, he also explains the results in ways that make it easy to incorporate into the give and take of argument.
Great article.
To: *bang_list; AAABEST; wku man; SLB; Travis McGee; Squantos; harpseal; Shooter 2.5; ...
Know thy enemy.
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posted on
05/20/2003 5:03:54 AM PDT
by
Joe Brower
(http://www.joebrower.com/)
To: Leisler
More guns means less state powerI agree. Gun owners (and the private sale of guns) represent a segment of society that the left CANNOT control, which irks them to no end.
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posted on
05/20/2003 5:33:06 AM PDT
by
Puppage
(You may disagree with what I have to say, but I will defend to your death my right to say it)
To: chicagolady
I just saw and heard John Lott at the Chicago Conservative Conference. Does the chicago lady have a new heart throb?
... did it make up for missing Sean Hannity??
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posted on
05/20/2003 5:44:10 AM PDT
by
TheRightGuy
(I like PEACE ...and there's nothing more peaceful than a dead terrorist!)
To: chicagolady
bump for a great read.
BTW, I'm in Indiana, and I won't go to Illinois anymore because they won't let me carry my Kimber to protect myself... and the last two times I was in Chicago, I surely felt like I needed it.
To: chicagolady
Illinois needs a C&C law and a three strikes law. Get the liberal judges, DA's, mayors and left wing mediots out of the way, and the crime in Illinois will drop like a rock.
Of course the trial lawyers don't want that to happen. When a citizen permanently drops a criminal with his gun as that criminal is action, the trial lawyers lose a multi million $ cash cow. The left wing trial lawyers see criminals with guns as cash cows.
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posted on
05/20/2003 6:46:02 AM PDT
by
Grampa Dave
(Has The NY Slimes ever printed the truth in your life time?)
To: Joe Brower
bump
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posted on
05/20/2003 6:49:00 AM PDT
by
facedown
(Armed in the Heartland)
To: chicagolady
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Courtesy of jdege.
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posted on
05/20/2003 6:54:20 AM PDT
by
Shooter 2.5
(Don't punch holes in the lifeboat)
To: Grampa Dave
Illinois needs a C&C law and a three strikes law. Get the liberal judges, DA's, mayors and left wing mediots out of the way, and the crime in Illinois will drop like a rock. Better yet, get the liberal judges, DA's, mayors and left wing mediots behind bars. So long as they conspire to deprive other Illinois citizens of their constitutional right to bear arms, they're criminals, no better than the Klan.
-archy-/-
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posted on
05/20/2003 7:29:21 AM PDT
by
archy
(Keep in mind that the milk of human kindness comes from a beast that is both cannibal and a vampire.)
To: Leisler
"The left is interested in guns vs crime. They view everything on the scales of state power. More guns means less state power, hence they oppose it." That's the bold, simple truth! Arming the criminals and dis-arming the general population equals job security and more power for the the socialist scum who are invading and infecting our government. 'Some Dare Call It Treason.'
To: Joe Brower
Thanks for the ping. Looks like another great resource from our friend John Lott.
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posted on
05/20/2003 7:59:30 AM PDT
by
Badray
(Molon Labe!)
To: archy
Reality says we can't lock all of them up. So we get 3 strike laws and c&c laws. Then, we remove the judges who try violate these new laws.
Oregon still has left wing judges, mayors and DA's. However, their two strike law and c&c law put a huge bite into the professional criminals.
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posted on
05/20/2003 8:30:42 AM PDT
by
Grampa Dave
(Has The NY Slimes ever printed the truth in your life time?)
To: agitator
Is an archive of Dr. Lott's interview available anywhere?
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posted on
05/20/2003 9:09:19 AM PDT
by
AnnaZ
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