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Cartoonist implicates NRA with sniper shootings
Dayton Daily News ^
| 10/17/02
| Mike Peters
Posted on 10/17/2002 3:25:38 PM PDT by vortigern
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Dayton Daily News editoral cartoonist, Mike Peters bashes the NRA and implicates the NRA in the Washington DC area sniper shootings.
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TOPICS: Activism/Chapters; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons; US: District of Columbia; US: Maryland; US: Ohio; US: Virginia
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The Dayton Daily News is a flaming liberal rag. They take every opportunity to bash Bush. Mike Peters is shameless in bashing Bush and needs Freep'd big time. How about it Freepers?
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posted on
10/17/2002 3:25:38 PM PDT
by
vortigern
To: vortigern
I don't get it. Is this cartoon suppose to be making a point?
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posted on
10/17/2002 3:27:31 PM PDT
by
Kerberos
To: vortigern
Come on...even this dufus "cartoonist" has got to know a rifle can't shoot by itself. Human involvement is what what makes the thing work. DUH!
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posted on
10/17/2002 3:31:14 PM PDT
by
zlala
To: vortigern
Don't freep him; he'd just love the attention. Freep his BOSSES instead. They don't like being bothered. Find out who the Editorial Page editor is.
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posted on
10/17/2002 3:31:34 PM PDT
by
Timesink
To: vortigern
I went, looked, he not only can't draw but is not funny. Must be a son-in-law!
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posted on
10/17/2002 3:34:52 PM PDT
by
Howie
To: Kerberos
I don't get it. Is this cartoon suppose to be making a point?The only one I can discern from this cartoon is the artist declaring himself to be an idiot.
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posted on
10/17/2002 3:36:45 PM PDT
by
MarineDad
To: Timesink
To: Timesink
Good idea, let's bury his editor...
er, I mean, in E-mails =^)
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posted on
10/17/2002 3:38:33 PM PDT
by
InkStone
To: vortigern
This morning my husband wanted to wear a scout-sniper shirt to school (community college) that said "Your life is worth 43 cents". I told him I thought it was really bad timing to wear the shirt and people would think he was sympothizing with the sniper shooter. Do you think I was wrong?
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posted on
10/17/2002 3:41:28 PM PDT
by
shatcher
To: vortigern
Click on the "Dayton News" link under the title of this article. At the bottom left side of the home page is a "contact us"; send an e-mail to Jeff Bruce, the editor, objecting to the cartoon. I just did; it's worth it, you'll feel better, and if enough people do it it might make a difference.
To: Kerberos
The point he's making, if any, is that the NRA is responsible for supporting the proliferation of firearms in our society. He's clueless in depicting a military weapon (AK-47/AK-74), as if the NRA has anything to do with the shootings in DC. He's an Ass.
To: Timesink
FOR YOUR INFO:
They are owned by Cox Ohio Publishing..here:
Speak Up
Speak Up is the call in line for compliments, comments or complaints, call (937) 463-4636, and the extension: Editorial Page Speak up 1015
Dayton Daily News, P.O. Box 1287, Dayton, OH 45401-1287 or Fax: to (937) 225-7302. E-mail to edletter@coxohio.com
Jeff Bruce, Editor (937) 225-2335 jeff_bruce@coxohio.com
Steve Sidlo, Managing Editor (937) 225-2224 steve_sidlo@coxohio.com
FULL WEBSITE LINK
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posted on
10/17/2002 3:46:09 PM PDT
by
GRRRRR
To: =Intervention=
My reply...
Dear Ms. Belcher:
Mike Peter's cartoon is both insulting and false. Let's conduct a quick thought experiment. Place a rifle in a room by itself. Wait patiently. The gun will never kill anyone. Place a rifle in the house of a law-abiding citizen. Wait patiently. The weapon will be used illegaly only when self-defense is illegal. Place a rifle in the house of a criminal bent on murder. Inevitably, the weapon will be used to murder. Therefore, the overwhelming factors in these scenarios are 1) human involvement and 2) criminal intent. Even a cursory examining of NRA publications reveal that the NRA has consistently opposed criminal behavior. Indeed, such opposition is difficult to miss! In every issue of the "America's Freedom" (as an example) is a column which showcases newspaper accounts of citizens defending themselves from the criminal element. Also, if you or I were criminals, we would certainly pick victims whom we knew would not be able to resist us with equal force. The surest way to find such victims is to locate places where gun ownership is illegal -- and curiously enough, such locales are beset with high crime rates (England and Washington, D.C. for examples). Thus, it is only humane to give potential victims a chance to even the odds against their would-be murderers -- thus the NRA defends innocent life. Peters has it wrong on every count, but the saddest thing herein is that Peters displays an ignorance which could be corrected by a quick review of any NRA magazine. Indeed, by bellowing such obvious falsehoods, he merely makes the Dayton Daily News appear sloppy, if not stupid or dishonest. I hope that the future of the News is not littered with such ill-researched lies that insult the intelligence of your readers.
Sincerely,
ZZZZZZZZ
To: =Intervention=
My letter to Mr. Cox.............
Mr. Cox:
I am appalled at the cartoon which ran today depicting a gun (with NRA tatooed on it).
First of all, do guns shoot ALL by themselves, or does it take a "village."
Second, how many NRA members have murdered people, compared to non-NRA members?
Third, how many NRA members have PREVENTED killings, rapes, burglaries, robberies, abuse, etc?
Do you have any idea how this cartoon is really perceived, and how idiotic it makes YOUR publication look?
To: goodnesswins
Er...make that Mr. "Bruce."
To: vortigern
Bump
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posted on
10/17/2002 4:04:07 PM PDT
by
facedown
To: vortigern
"It's not the repeating firearm, it's the repeating criminal!"
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posted on
10/17/2002 4:08:02 PM PDT
by
quark
To: vortigern
Yep...and thats why I upped my NRA membership to "Lifetime" this week
No One else other than the NRA and other lobbying groups will stand up for honest
Americans rights to defend their familes against terrorists, and violent criminals...
and even against the bad guys who arent politicians... :)
To: joesnuffy
Good...vote out the "Guns are for sportsmen" contingent at the Director level so I can rejoin.
Operation Exile is a failure. Witness what happened to poor Mr. Bean under it.
We need fewer regulations TODAY.
To: joesnuffy
Hopefully, the shooter will be stopped dead in his tracks by a properly armed member of the public, who is an NRA member! Maybe the liberal scum in and around DC will think differently about "self-defense".
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