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Watching the celebration at the NRA convention over the defeat of background checks was the most nauseating experience of the day. I am not a New York gun control liberal, either. I support a shotgun for home defense, a handgun for limited conceal/carry, and an assortment of hunting rifles to balance West Virginia's exploding deer population (as evidenced by hourly collisions with cars). So, I am hardly out of the mainstream. But, the gun safety debate is B.S. This foaming at the mouth, Obamar is coming for the guns, Nanny Bloomberg is a bad billionaire, and most despicable of all,...

In a bizarre op-ed in The Charleston Gazette last week, journalism professor Christopher Swindell argued that the National Rifle Association “advocates armed rebellion against the duly elected government of the United States of America.” Stirring words, to be sure, but Swindell was hardly done — not even close. He also said that the NRA is guilty of “treason” “worthy of the firing squad.” “To support the new NRA president’s agenda of arming the populace for confrontation with the government is bloody treason,” Swindell charged in his wacky essay. After briefly playing the race card and alluding to the Civil War,...

WKYT and WYMT Response to Recent CBS Reporting. CBS Acknowledges It Cannot Prove Documents Are True. Rather Apologizes for Error. We appreciate the trust each of you as viewers have put into WKYT and WYMT during the past several decades. Because of that trust, we strive to be both fair and accurate in our local coverage of news, weather and sports. We want to hear from you when you think we've been unfair. We will often respond to your suggestions to provide better balance and fairness to our coverage. We want to know if you think we've been inaccurate. We...