kd7nqb
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We all see it, some news organization reports on a subject even remotely related to guns and every story is filled with not just slant but flat out factual errors. Some of my favorite are the ever popular, "Shot with a .45mm handgun" and assuming that all guns must be registered in all states. It seems like if even a small group reporters familiarized themselves with the BASICS of gun so many of these errors would be caught and corrected. Frankly if a reported were to read THR for a day they would learn more than enough to be intelligent on the subject, (as well as probably produce a story on the looming zombie attack and that .45acp is the only round to ever stop anything larger than a raccoon"
For the record, if a new orginization makes little screw ups I dont even really care, if they call my .45gap a .45 I dont care. If they call a revolver a pistol it bugs me but its not the end of the world. I am specifically talking about major glaring errors.
Of course even this small amount of education would probably cut down on the use of terms like "assault rife" and better discretion on what automatic actually means (and that we don't all have them).
Guns are in the news for one reason or another everyday so why not educate individuals on them.
Oh, and while your at it what is your favorite glaring error or omission (with link if possible)
For the record, if a new orginization makes little screw ups I dont even really care, if they call my .45gap a .45 I dont care. If they call a revolver a pistol it bugs me but its not the end of the world. I am specifically talking about major glaring errors.
Of course even this small amount of education would probably cut down on the use of terms like "assault rife" and better discretion on what automatic actually means (and that we don't all have them).
Guns are in the news for one reason or another everyday so why not educate individuals on them.
Oh, and while your at it what is your favorite glaring error or omission (with link if possible)