Yoda
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Guys at Fox News- - -
On today's Fox & Friends, you introduced a segment on gun safety training in Virginia schools, with a phrase (sorry, paraphrasing here) "teaching kids about 'packing heat.' " Such sensationalism completely mis-represented the real facts of the story, which had absolutely nothing to do with "packing heat." The real story was that the legislature of Virginia prescribed a formal set of teaching objectives for gun safety training in elementary schools, and some people were upset by this.
I wish that your presentation had stressed that the new teaching standards do more than simply promote fear and/or curiosity relative to firearms, but instead provide children with life-saving advice: "Don't touch" and "Leave the area" if they see a gun. This is far more useful than the "Guns = Bad" message in that it gives kids a simple, easily-remembered, and effective way to avoid mishaps while avoiding the political question of whether guns are "good" or "bad."
I've noticed that at least one of the weekend anchors (sorry, I never catch his name) always seems to handle issues dealing with firearms as if he's handling a dirty diaper. His distain for guns and gun owners comes across strong, and it casts doubt on his ability to be objective, or to at least appear objective. Please consider encouraging him (or the writers who support him) to attend a Firearms Safety or Personal Protection course. I am not suggesting that he be forced to change his views on the subject, but only that he try to gain a better understanding of the views of others and a better understanding of all the issues on both sides of the question. He'll be a better news commentator for it.
For what it's worth, no serious gun owner uses the term, "Packing heat." The media seems to love the term, but for most gun owners, it's just a warning that the rest of the news item will be one-sided and poorly researched.
- - - Yoda (I gave Fox news my REAL name...)
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On today's Fox & Friends, you introduced a segment on gun safety training in Virginia schools, with a phrase (sorry, paraphrasing here) "teaching kids about 'packing heat.' " Such sensationalism completely mis-represented the real facts of the story, which had absolutely nothing to do with "packing heat." The real story was that the legislature of Virginia prescribed a formal set of teaching objectives for gun safety training in elementary schools, and some people were upset by this.
I wish that your presentation had stressed that the new teaching standards do more than simply promote fear and/or curiosity relative to firearms, but instead provide children with life-saving advice: "Don't touch" and "Leave the area" if they see a gun. This is far more useful than the "Guns = Bad" message in that it gives kids a simple, easily-remembered, and effective way to avoid mishaps while avoiding the political question of whether guns are "good" or "bad."
I've noticed that at least one of the weekend anchors (sorry, I never catch his name) always seems to handle issues dealing with firearms as if he's handling a dirty diaper. His distain for guns and gun owners comes across strong, and it casts doubt on his ability to be objective, or to at least appear objective. Please consider encouraging him (or the writers who support him) to attend a Firearms Safety or Personal Protection course. I am not suggesting that he be forced to change his views on the subject, but only that he try to gain a better understanding of the views of others and a better understanding of all the issues on both sides of the question. He'll be a better news commentator for it.
For what it's worth, no serious gun owner uses the term, "Packing heat." The media seems to love the term, but for most gun owners, it's just a warning that the rest of the news item will be one-sided and poorly researched.
- - - Yoda (I gave Fox news my REAL name...)
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