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GUN EDUCATION FOR ANCHORMEN
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GUN EDUCATION FOR ANCHORMEN
Do TV News Anchormen Need Gun Education?
BY JIM WILSON
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I'm really tired of the way television news readers-anchormen- portray guns as the great American evil. I can understand why anchorwomen object. Girls, as a rule, don;t like guns. It is when the baritone voices express outrage at gun ownership that I find myself scratching my head.
I blame our education system.
The first problem is that most television news readers are graduates of communications programs, the most prominent of which are based at colleges in urban areas. This is a polite way of saying the national television media is dominated by city kids who probably never fired a BB gun at a can, let alone felt the kick of a serious rifle.
The second problem is that communications programs tend to be soft on their history requirements. If schools did a decent job of teaching history, more people would know that crimes against humanity don't happen in countries where the citizenry can fire back.
So, here is my modest proposal-firearm training for television commentators. Get these boys and girls out of their studios and on the firing range for a day. Give them the basic National Rifle Association safety course, in order to remind them that responsible gun owners take their hobby seriously. Then, let them tear off a few dozen rounds from various caliber handguns and rifles, to show them that marksmanship is a challenging sport.
If you belong to a gun club, you might want to think of making this a community service project
http://popularmechanics.com/science/law_enforcement/2001/7/gun_ed_for_anchormen/index.phtml
"If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of a constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878
Do TV News Anchormen Need Gun Education?
BY JIM WILSON
Page 1 of 1
I'm really tired of the way television news readers-anchormen- portray guns as the great American evil. I can understand why anchorwomen object. Girls, as a rule, don;t like guns. It is when the baritone voices express outrage at gun ownership that I find myself scratching my head.
I blame our education system.
The first problem is that most television news readers are graduates of communications programs, the most prominent of which are based at colleges in urban areas. This is a polite way of saying the national television media is dominated by city kids who probably never fired a BB gun at a can, let alone felt the kick of a serious rifle.
The second problem is that communications programs tend to be soft on their history requirements. If schools did a decent job of teaching history, more people would know that crimes against humanity don't happen in countries where the citizenry can fire back.
So, here is my modest proposal-firearm training for television commentators. Get these boys and girls out of their studios and on the firing range for a day. Give them the basic National Rifle Association safety course, in order to remind them that responsible gun owners take their hobby seriously. Then, let them tear off a few dozen rounds from various caliber handguns and rifles, to show them that marksmanship is a challenging sport.
If you belong to a gun club, you might want to think of making this a community service project
http://popularmechanics.com/science/law_enforcement/2001/7/gun_ed_for_anchormen/index.phtml
"If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of a constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878
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Do TV News Anchormen Need Gun Education?
BY JIM WILSON
I'm really tired of the way television news readers-anchormen- portray guns as the great American evil. I can understand why anchorwomen object. Girls, as a rule, don;t like guns. It is when the baritone voices express outrage at gun ownership that I find myself scratching my head.
I blame our education system.
The first problem is that most television news readers are graduates of communications programs, the most prominent of which are based at colleges in urban areas. This is a polite way of saying the national television media is dominated by city kids who probably never fired a BB gun at a can, let alone felt the kick of a serious rifle.
The second problem is that communications programs tend to be soft on their history requirements. If schools did a decent job of teaching history, more people would know that crimes against humanity don't happen in countries where the citizenry can fire back.
So, here is my modest proposal-firearm training for television commentators. Get these boys and girls out of their studios and on the firing range for a day. Give them the basic National Rifle Association safety course, in order to remind them that responsible gun owners take their hobby seriously. Then, let them tear off a few dozen rounds from various caliber handguns and rifles, to show them that marksmanship is a challenging sport.
If you belong to a gun club, you might want to think of making this a community service project
http://popularmechanics.com/science/law_enforcement/2001/7/gun_ed_for_anchormen/
"If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of a constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878<P>
If I'm wrong please correct me, I won't be offended.
The sound of a 12 gauge pump clears a house fatser than Rosie O eats a Big Mac !
P.S. Several NEWS ANCHORS (they think of themselves in capitol letters) have said they would come if they could bring a camera crew but since I wouldn't have any editorial control, I always decline their kind offer.
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