The following is an email I received today. If you read nothing else you MUST at least read the part I highlighted in red. Very interesting. ~Kim
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MRC NEWS REPORT FOR APRIL 27, 2007
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From the Desk of:
Douglas Mills
4/27/2007
Michael,
Following the heart-wrenching tragedy that unfolded at
Virginia Tech last week, the gun control debate is again
raging as the news media blame the gun shop owner, the
firearms manufacturer, and lax gun laws. Even Ebay is
being targeted as a reason for the brutal bloodshed.
ABC's Brian Ross said the gun shop where Seung-Hui Cho
bought the guns "has sold guns involved in four previous
murders, but none like this one."
Not unexpectedly, news organizations have leveraged the
Virginia Tech tragedy into a commentary on gun control.
Noting the legality of Cho's purchase, Ross then attacked
the law on "Good Morning America", saying Cho's "purchase
of those two guns was entirely legal under current U.S.
and Virginia laws. And some say, Diane, that's the scandal."
What the media obscured in the crush to affix blame, was
the fact that only one person was responsible for the
horror at Virginia Tech.
Read the entire Business and Media Institute Report:
http://www.mrcaction.org/r.asp?u=1603&rid=11827900
Following the Virginia Tech shooting, ABC News conducted
a poll that showed 40 percent of Americans think that
culture is responsible for gun-violence and another 35
percent blame poor parenting.
But true to form, ABC News didn't report the culture finding
because it wasn't the result they were hoping for. "If they
had found that most Americans blamed 'availability of guns',
they would have screamed that headline. But the survey didn't
support their agenda--so they buried it," says Robert Knight,
director of the MRC's Culture and Media Institute.
NOTE: While ABC was so busy pointing a finger of blame,
they completely overlooked a report in Kennesaw, Georgia.
There, citizens were celebrating a quarter-century of
murder-free living. Back in 1982, Kennesaw officials
passed an ordinance requiring each head of household
to own and maintain a gun. In the 25 years since, Kennesaw's
previously high crime rate has dropped far below the national
average--while the population has skyrocketed. Not a single
resident of this town has been involved in a fatal shooting -
as a victim, attacker, or defender. For more, click here:
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=55288
The ABC News poll was more about "proving" more gun laws are
needed to prevent another such tragedy from happening. But
Americans didn't bite. In fact, our own Culture and Media
Institute's National Cultural Values Survey strongly indicated
that more and more Americans are viewing popular culture as
the prime culprit in our nation's moral decline.
For the complete Culture and Media Institute Report:
http://www.mrcaction.org/r.asp?u=1604&rid=11827900
Click below for the Culture and Media Institute's
National Cultural Values Survey:
http://www.mrcaction.org/r.asp?u=1605&rid=11827900
Haven't yet signed up for The Business & Media Institute's
Balance Sheet? It's a free, weekly e-mail newsletter auditing
media coverage of business and economic issues. Packed with
analysis of the top issues in the news from a free-market
perspective, it is essential reading for everyone who wants
to know what the media aren't telling you.
The Balance Sheet also delivers expert commentary and links
to valuable resources. Click here to sign up:
http://www.businessandmedia.org/email/email.asp
+ + + MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER
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MRC NEWS REPORT FOR APRIL 27, 2007
+ +
From the Desk of:
Douglas Mills
4/27/2007
Michael,
Following the heart-wrenching tragedy that unfolded at
Virginia Tech last week, the gun control debate is again
raging as the news media blame the gun shop owner, the
firearms manufacturer, and lax gun laws. Even Ebay is
being targeted as a reason for the brutal bloodshed.
ABC's Brian Ross said the gun shop where Seung-Hui Cho
bought the guns "has sold guns involved in four previous
murders, but none like this one."
Not unexpectedly, news organizations have leveraged the
Virginia Tech tragedy into a commentary on gun control.
Noting the legality of Cho's purchase, Ross then attacked
the law on "Good Morning America", saying Cho's "purchase
of those two guns was entirely legal under current U.S.
and Virginia laws. And some say, Diane, that's the scandal."
What the media obscured in the crush to affix blame, was
the fact that only one person was responsible for the
horror at Virginia Tech.
Read the entire Business and Media Institute Report:
http://www.mrcaction.org/r.asp?u=1603&rid=11827900
Following the Virginia Tech shooting, ABC News conducted
a poll that showed 40 percent of Americans think that
culture is responsible for gun-violence and another 35
percent blame poor parenting.
But true to form, ABC News didn't report the culture finding
because it wasn't the result they were hoping for. "If they
had found that most Americans blamed 'availability of guns',
they would have screamed that headline. But the survey didn't
support their agenda--so they buried it," says Robert Knight,
director of the MRC's Culture and Media Institute.
NOTE: While ABC was so busy pointing a finger of blame,
they completely overlooked a report in Kennesaw, Georgia.
There, citizens were celebrating a quarter-century of
murder-free living. Back in 1982, Kennesaw officials
passed an ordinance requiring each head of household
to own and maintain a gun. In the 25 years since, Kennesaw's
previously high crime rate has dropped far below the national
average--while the population has skyrocketed. Not a single
resident of this town has been involved in a fatal shooting -
as a victim, attacker, or defender. For more, click here:
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=55288
The ABC News poll was more about "proving" more gun laws are
needed to prevent another such tragedy from happening. But
Americans didn't bite. In fact, our own Culture and Media
Institute's National Cultural Values Survey strongly indicated
that more and more Americans are viewing popular culture as
the prime culprit in our nation's moral decline.
For the complete Culture and Media Institute Report:
http://www.mrcaction.org/r.asp?u=1604&rid=11827900
Click below for the Culture and Media Institute's
National Cultural Values Survey:
http://www.mrcaction.org/r.asp?u=1605&rid=11827900
Haven't yet signed up for The Business & Media Institute's
Balance Sheet? It's a free, weekly e-mail newsletter auditing
media coverage of business and economic issues. Packed with
analysis of the top issues in the news from a free-market
perspective, it is essential reading for everyone who wants
to know what the media aren't telling you.
The Balance Sheet also delivers expert commentary and links
to valuable resources. Click here to sign up:
http://www.businessandmedia.org/email/email.asp
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