Media Confession: "Scared of guns"
WASH., D.C., 20 May 2000 -- Reporting live on MSNBC's "Morning Blend," host
Soledad O'Brien confessed that she is indeed "scared of guns."
O'Brien made this statement right before her interview of Bill Powers, NRA
spokesperson, who was at the NRA's (see http://www.nraila.org/) hugely
popular convention in Charlotte, N.C. Nearly 40,000 folks are expected to
attend the event this weekend.
Perhaps O'Brien's fear of guns is indicatory of the media's bias against
guns (see http://www.mrc.org/specialreports/news/sr20000105.html)? Or, maybe
it's just Ms. O'Brien who has never fired a shot in her life and doesn't
realize that a gun can be used in a safe and defensive manner?
Statements like those by O'Brien lead casual observers to question whether
she was the right person to interview the NRA's Powers? And, if she's scared
of guns, is she scared of the NRA and Bill Powers too? If so, what kind of
questions would one expect from such a reporter who's interviewing a NRA
staffer?
Those are not easy questions to answer based on a one-line statement, but it
does indicate the level of discourse being promoted by today's media. How
many other network or print reporters are "scared of guns?" Is it 20, 30 or
1,000? If it's more rather than less, what kind of media do U.S. readers and
viewers get when they open their morning newspaper or flip on the TV news?
Is it a media that knows nothing about guns other than what they're spoon
fed by anti-gun fringe groups or is it a media made up of ignorant men and
women who refuse to pick up a gun and engage in some fun target practice?
Sadly, it may be a combination of both.
Certainly, those who are familiar with guns know that these weapons are
nothing to be scared of if used in a safe and defensive manner. For years
the Eddie Eagle program, among others, have been promoted by the NRA folks
as a educational tool against the ignorance that pervades our media and
society. Yet, many discount these efforts as just another way to get guns
out into the masses unchecked.
It's time for those in the media who are "scared of guns" to visit a local
gun sporting club and buy a gun. Any gun. They can then inquire about taking
classes on how to shoot their newly purchased gun and then, perhaps, they'll
realize that guns aren't the enemy but those who choose to use such a weapon
in an unsafe and dangerous manner.
--
A.C. Szul
http://www.erols.com/mack97
"There is no truth, only fictions woven by power to justify itself." --
Bruce Thornton, "Plagues Of The Mind"
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