NRA’s Press Conference of 12/21/12: An almost masterful strike. (Part 1)

gunfreezone.net ^ | 22 December, 2012 | Miguel

[marktwain]

Edited for profanities. Click link to see article.

[marktwain]

Interesting essay. I did not see the press conference, but the "news coverage" of it that I did see left out most of the cogent points. I could barely recognize the speeches given by the NRA in the "news coverage".

[RetiredArmy]

Guy seems to like using the F word a lot.

[Repeal 16-17]

The news coverage has been disgraceful. It has portrayed LaPierre as a madman.

[Behind the Blue Wall]

I dunno. I think shifting the conversation to the subject of how to protect children in schools with guns was good, but talking about having a cop in every school, not so much.

[Postman]

As far as the pukes in the media are concerned, wouldn’t you say it’s an appropriate use of the word?

[VRWC For Truth]

Name calling is all the media whores have in retort. LaPierre was verbally skeet shooting at that press conference. The media cowards run just like mass shooters do when confronted.

[bubbacluck]

LaPierre was verbally skeet shooting

Great choice of words, there. I can almost hear PULL during the interview.

[MissMagnolia]

The news coverage has been disgraceful. It has portrayed LaPierre as a madman.

The "news" coverage of Sandy Hook was worse than disgraceful .... every rumor that blew on the breeze was reported as news. I think someone counted 8 or 9 major errors. They have no shame. Someone should hold them to account ... how, I'm not sure, but it needs to be done. The DMC (Democrat Media Complex) is a major player in the ruination of this country.

[moneyrunner]

I dunno. I think shifting the conversation to the subject of how to protect children in schools with guns was good, but talking about having a cop in every school, not so much.

Many schools already have one. They cost about the same as a school bus. What's the problem?

[Behind the Blue Wall]

Number one, I don’t like the idea that if two kids get into a fight at school, now they have police records. Kids should be kept away from police for as long as possible.

Certainly, if any local district wants to do it, it’s not my business. But if we’re talking about the federal government paying to have a cop in every school, I could think of better ways to spend or not spend that money.

[Vesparado]

I, too, thought the idea of police in the schools was a bad idea back when Bill Clinton signed off on federal money to make it happen (http://articles.latimes.com/2000/apr/16/news/mn-20323).

However, this must have made some contribution to reducing gun deaths among school children over the years.

Now that the NRA endorses the idea I’m all for it.

[WSGilcrest]

There, fixed it.

[iontheball]

LaPierre's point on policemen in schools was to address the need for immediate action to bridge the time needed to train up school officials and other local citizens to take over the security task. I do not believe his call for police officers was intended as the permanent solution.

[basil]

self post for later reading.

[HiTech RedNeck]

I’m not sure, at the least, a full cop is NEEDED. Private guards, some of which are unrevealed second careers of teachers, should suffice.

[paulcissa]

I think if people would take the time to watch the video or read the transcript, they might have understood that. There's references made to "trained security officers" categorizing several facets of public service INCLUDING police.

I argue that There's a lot of good ideas here including the framework that affords local adjusting by municipalities to meet individual circumstances. You won't see THAT in any federal program. Wait, there is no program, silly me.

I continue to reason that doing nothing is not an option, but denying me my unalienable rights under the constitution is NOT an acceptable option for me.

NRA members didn't march into Newtown and kill those kids and adults - but the politicians & scumbags at HCI mandated the "free-fire" zones that made it all possible. And don't believe for a moment that they don't like it that way. The status quo fires the engines of their fascist agenda, all while congratulating themselves in the name of liberal "progress".

They all have blood on their hands and project it on the NRA as the monster in this tragedy. It's disgusting, deplorable and intellectually dishonest. But no one can lie to the face of a grieving parent tasked with burying a son or daughter like a filthy politician can.

Shame on their souls.

[Right Wing Assault]

Gun-free zones killing our kids!

[Repeal 16-17]

The reasoning of the gun controllers is the same as that of the Prohibitionists from a century ago. In both cases a particular inanimate object (liquor then, gun now) is blamed for human failings, instead of blaming the people who committed / are committing the wrongful acts. Also in both cases, in was the Left (Progressives then, Liberals now) who moved from advocating regulation to prohibition to Constitutionally mandated prohibition (there are gun controllers who have called for the repeal of the Second Amendment).

The Eighteenth Amendment is the warning sign of how far people like Michael Bloomberg will go if we are not careful. Don't say it can't happen.

[tumblindice]

“Private guards, some of which are unrevealed second careers of teachers”

That’s an excellent idea. I think it’s important that they be in plain-clothes, like active teachers and `sky marshalls’ on airplanes, so that a gunman isn’t sure who to target.
So there’s a solution. But the left will continue to deny the truism that bad men with guns are only stopped by good men with guns.
They will continue to insist that all guns—”assault rifles!”—be made illegal, knowing full well that by definition `bad men’/criminals have gotten into the habit of ignoring laws that they don’t wish to obey.
I’m convinced that most Democrats go to college and spend four years eating the covers off their books.