James Swan wrote this. I loved his book "In Defense of Hunting".
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Who are the real gun owners?
Firearms users often get an undeserving negative portrayal
in the popular press and films. It's time for the real story to be
told. A new book and a DVD provide some much-needed balance
By James A. Swan, Ph.D.
Author
"In Defense of Hunting"
A lawyer by training, John Grisham has penned some of the most popular thriller novels of recent years, most of which have become successful feature films.
Many of Grisham's stories involve courtroom drama and the legal battles. In "Runaway Jury," 12 jurors who have been investigated, manipulated and harassed by lawyers and consultants trying to secure a verdict must render a decision in a precedent-setting lawsuit against a giant tobacco company.
Juror No. 2, with the help of a beautiful woman on the outside, aims to make sure that the plaintiff wins big and the bad guys are hit hard.
When Hollywood buys rights to a novel, the screen adaptation can have significant changes. In Robin Cook's novel "Outbreak," for example, the bad guys try to put HMOs out of business by releasing flesh-eating bacteria. When "Outbreak" was adapted for the big screen, the military became the bad guy, breeding a killer bug for a weapon that got out of control and nearly devastated the nation.
When "Runaway Jury" was adapted into a feature film starring John Cusack, Dustin Hoffman, Gene Hackman, and Rachel Weisz, the "bad guys" on trial were changed to a firearms manufacturer and a gun store that sold assault weapons.
Could such a scenario happen? Yes, but why change the story to make the gun industry the target? It would be nice to know.
The late actor Robert Stack was right on target when he said, "You meet the nicest people at a shooting range."
But the general public doesn't know that because many people have never touched a real gun, let alone shot one or been to a range. And as John Lott Jr. points out in his most important book "The Bias Against Guns," the media have a heavy negative bias against gun owners and firearms manufacturers.
People need to understand who gun owners and manufacturers really are in order to make reasonable decisions about gun issues and see through the anti-gun hysteria.
-------for full article click here > http://espn.go.com/outdoors/general/columns/swan_james/1857315.html
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Who are the real gun owners?
Firearms users often get an undeserving negative portrayal
in the popular press and films. It's time for the real story to be
told. A new book and a DVD provide some much-needed balance
By James A. Swan, Ph.D.
Author
"In Defense of Hunting"
A lawyer by training, John Grisham has penned some of the most popular thriller novels of recent years, most of which have become successful feature films.
Many of Grisham's stories involve courtroom drama and the legal battles. In "Runaway Jury," 12 jurors who have been investigated, manipulated and harassed by lawyers and consultants trying to secure a verdict must render a decision in a precedent-setting lawsuit against a giant tobacco company.
Juror No. 2, with the help of a beautiful woman on the outside, aims to make sure that the plaintiff wins big and the bad guys are hit hard.
When Hollywood buys rights to a novel, the screen adaptation can have significant changes. In Robin Cook's novel "Outbreak," for example, the bad guys try to put HMOs out of business by releasing flesh-eating bacteria. When "Outbreak" was adapted for the big screen, the military became the bad guy, breeding a killer bug for a weapon that got out of control and nearly devastated the nation.
When "Runaway Jury" was adapted into a feature film starring John Cusack, Dustin Hoffman, Gene Hackman, and Rachel Weisz, the "bad guys" on trial were changed to a firearms manufacturer and a gun store that sold assault weapons.
Could such a scenario happen? Yes, but why change the story to make the gun industry the target? It would be nice to know.
The late actor Robert Stack was right on target when he said, "You meet the nicest people at a shooting range."
But the general public doesn't know that because many people have never touched a real gun, let alone shot one or been to a range. And as John Lott Jr. points out in his most important book "The Bias Against Guns," the media have a heavy negative bias against gun owners and firearms manufacturers.
People need to understand who gun owners and manufacturers really are in order to make reasonable decisions about gun issues and see through the anti-gun hysteria.
-------for full article click here > http://espn.go.com/outdoors/general/columns/swan_james/1857315.html
