Posted on 05/21/2003 10:29:01 AM PDT by george wythe
FORT LAUDERDALE · Gun activists say it was a demonstration of "agenda journalism." The Broward Sheriff's Office says it was an honest misunderstanding
Sheriff Ken Jenne drew the ire of the National Rifle Association last week when he appeared on a CNN segment about the 1994 assault weapons ban. The NRA says Jenne and CNN misled viewers by demonstrating the power of guns the ban doesn't prohibit.
"I think CNN and the sheriff got together for a show on agenda journalism," NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre said Monday. "How could he not have known those weapons weren't part of the assault weapons ban?"
The segment, which aired Friday, showed a deputy firing rounds from an automatic AK-47 rifle into concrete blocks -- something the lobby said misled viewers because fully automatic weapons were not included in the 1994 law. The NRA also said video showing an AK-47 round piercing a bulletproof vest was misleading because the vests are designed to protect officers from handguns, not rifles.
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Excerpts are generally contrary to the spirit of FR (exceptions: WP & LAT).I don't understand your complain.If it's worth posting, post the whole article. Otherwise, don't post it. That way, someone else will have a chance to post the entire article instead. Posting an excerpt blocks others from posting the entire article.
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It's easy to see why corrupt pols like Jenne, who stay in power through patronage and blackmail, get nervous at the thought of armed peasants. My book would give him a heart attack.
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