ronpaulhawaii
07-02-2008, 03:02 PM
(An overview of media coverage of Heller)
LINK (http://www.cultureandmediainstitute.org/articles/2008/20080627135947.aspx)
CBS provided both the high and low points of the Second Amendment coverage. On the high side, anchor Katie Couric alone asked an obvious question of D.C. Mayor Fenty: “I was surprised to hear … that this ban has been in effect for 32 years. And it was just recently challenged. If that’s the case, why has the District remained one of the most dangerous and crime-ridden cities in the country with this ban in effect?” Fenty failed to explain why the gun ban had been ineffective.
The low point was the report by CBS Evening News correspondent Bill Whitaker, who delivered a one-sided drumbeat of criticisms of the ruling. He began with a emotional clip from Chicago Mayor Richard Daley: “Time and time again, how many children have been killed in their homes, by guns?”
A second passionate Daley clip: “The Supreme Court and Congress has no obligation to keep our country safe. It falls on the backs of mayors, and your local officials.”
Los Angeles Police Chief William Bratton: “The insanity continues. America’s love affair with firearms has now been reaffirmed by the Supreme Court.”
California Senator Dianne Feinstein: “And I happen to believe this is now going to open the doors to litigation against every gun safety law that states have passed.”
Following Feinstein, Whitaker introduced his villain, stage right: “In fact, the gun lobby is wasting no time. 15 minutes after the high court’s ruling, the Illinois Rifle Association filed a lawsuit challenging Chicago’s ban.”
Whitaker included a few statistics to buttress his anti-gun rights case:
Chicago, which passed a gun ban similar to D.C.'S 25 years ago, had 325 gun homicides last year. A 10-year-old shot in the head, a pregnant woman gunned down, a college student shot and killed. Mayor daley said the court's decision will make his mean streets even more dangerous.
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, 30,000 Americans die from gun violence each year, some 80 a day. 321 killed by guns in Philadelphia last year. 114 in Oakland, California. 316 in Los Angeles.
Of course, Whitaker’s job is not to present cases, but to tell both sides of the story. He provided no information about the benefits of individual gun ownership, from the peace of mind guns provide residents of dangerous neighborhoods to the hard data about the crimes prevented and lives saved by guns each year.
LINK (http://www.cultureandmediainstitute.org/articles/2008/20080627135947.aspx)
CBS provided both the high and low points of the Second Amendment coverage. On the high side, anchor Katie Couric alone asked an obvious question of D.C. Mayor Fenty: “I was surprised to hear … that this ban has been in effect for 32 years. And it was just recently challenged. If that’s the case, why has the District remained one of the most dangerous and crime-ridden cities in the country with this ban in effect?” Fenty failed to explain why the gun ban had been ineffective.
The low point was the report by CBS Evening News correspondent Bill Whitaker, who delivered a one-sided drumbeat of criticisms of the ruling. He began with a emotional clip from Chicago Mayor Richard Daley: “Time and time again, how many children have been killed in their homes, by guns?”
A second passionate Daley clip: “The Supreme Court and Congress has no obligation to keep our country safe. It falls on the backs of mayors, and your local officials.”
Los Angeles Police Chief William Bratton: “The insanity continues. America’s love affair with firearms has now been reaffirmed by the Supreme Court.”
California Senator Dianne Feinstein: “And I happen to believe this is now going to open the doors to litigation against every gun safety law that states have passed.”
Following Feinstein, Whitaker introduced his villain, stage right: “In fact, the gun lobby is wasting no time. 15 minutes after the high court’s ruling, the Illinois Rifle Association filed a lawsuit challenging Chicago’s ban.”
Whitaker included a few statistics to buttress his anti-gun rights case:
Chicago, which passed a gun ban similar to D.C.'S 25 years ago, had 325 gun homicides last year. A 10-year-old shot in the head, a pregnant woman gunned down, a college student shot and killed. Mayor daley said the court's decision will make his mean streets even more dangerous.
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, 30,000 Americans die from gun violence each year, some 80 a day. 321 killed by guns in Philadelphia last year. 114 in Oakland, California. 316 in Los Angeles.
Of course, Whitaker’s job is not to present cases, but to tell both sides of the story. He provided no information about the benefits of individual gun ownership, from the peace of mind guns provide residents of dangerous neighborhoods to the hard data about the crimes prevented and lives saved by guns each year.