CCRKBA BLASTS CNN REPORT ALERTING TERRORISTS HOW TO OBTAIN .50 CAL. RIFLES

Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms ^ | February 22, 2005 | CCRKBA

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CCRKBA BLASTS CNN REPORT ALERTING TERRORISTS HOW TO OBTAIN .50 CAL. RIFLES

For Immediate Release: February 22, 2005

The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) today condemned a sensational report on CNN that not only alerts potential terrorists on possible misuses of .50-caliber sporting rifles, but also literally provides a "road map" on how to obtain one of these cumbersome and very expensive firearms.

"In yet another media attempt to demonize a particular firearm, which CNN's own reporter, Drew Griffin, acknowledged has ‘really never been used domestically in a criminal event,' this outrageous report still suggests to potential terrorists how such a gun might be put to criminal use," said CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb.

CCRKBA Executive Director Joe Waldron agreed, noting, "The CNN report comes awfully close to being an attempt by a news organization to encourage an incident, just so CNN can later say ‘We warned you'. This sort of journalism belongs right down there with the CBS debacle over the manufactured documents regarding allegations about President Bush's service in the Texas Air National Guard. With so-called ‘news' like this on the nation's airwaves, it is no wonder that the American public no longer trusts the media, and believes the press has a political agenda."

The CNN report focused on what might happen to a commercial jet aircraft if a terrorist fired at it with a .50-caliber rifle.

"Essentially, CNN's Griffin and anchor Paula Zahn have literally told would-be terrorists, ‘See what you might do with one of these firearms'?" Gottlieb observed. "Naturally, if such an incident occurs, CNN will quickly blame everyone but themselves. That's not simply disingenuous, it's despicable. Of course, CNN isn't the only news agency guilty of planting this seed of an idea in the mind of some lunatic. CBS' ‘60 Minutes' did the same thing, and they're all hoping to one day harvest a bumper crop of sensational stories about some airplane that comes under fire."

"If the press handed out awards for irresponsible journalism," Waldron suggested, "CNN would certainly be in the running. Their own report admits these clumsy recreational firearms have not been a problem. Not satisfied with that, it appears CNN isn't just reporting news, it's trying to invent news, and in this case, that news could have tragic consequences. That's Jayson Blair journalism at its worst. CNN ought to be ashamed, but it's doubtful they know the definition of that word."

With more than 650,000 members and supporters nationwide, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is one of the nation's premier gun rights organizations. As a non-profit organization, the Citizens Committee is dedicated to preserving firearms freedoms through active lobbying of elected officials and facilitating grass-roots organization of gun rights activists in local communities throughout the United States. The Citizens Committee can be reached by phone at (425) 454-4911, on the internet at www.ccrkba.org or by email to InformationRequest@ccrkba.org.

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[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

So, is this much ado about nothing, or are the "mainstream" media up to no good here?

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

BANG!

[Wonder Warthog]

"So, is this much ado about nothing, or are the "mainstream" media up to no good here?"

Do you really have to ask?? The SAM (stone age media) is ALWAYS "up to no good" (that phrase in reality translating as "pushing the socialist agenda").

[NorCalRepub]

the terrorists can buy many more weapons on the black market than worrying about buying from CNN reported sources....they are evil but they aren't stupid

[Peter vE]

If the terrorists are getting their info from CNN. we're safer than we thought.
OTOH, if they're reading Free Republic....

[four more in O 4]

OK -- IF they are freepers, then use the following information:

Article: How to use a liberal bleeding heart journalist as a weapon:

1: Get journalist (you can substitute ANY liberal).
2: Tie a strong nylon cord to journalist's leg. Make sure it is tight.
3: Swing journalist is a counter clock wise rotation until the velocity reaches 60 rpm.
4: Slowly walk into target.
5: repeat as necessary.