My CBS-TV Chicago interview, last night

Pretty neutral from what I could tell. It was pretty clear that the anti arguments consisted of "less guns less crime" and "close the gunshow loophole", which isn't a surprise really.

That was you being interviewed? The article seemed anti-gun, especially with the way that it ended.

Terrible in that they had antis included at all. Unacceptable.

It seemed slightly slanted anti until the last sentence where the news guy mentioned that fact that gun laws only affect law abiding citizens. The crimimals will just ignore the laws.

The Elephant in the room that no one would acknowledge was the gang culture and moral decline in many inner city poor neighborhoods. But OH NO, that would require people take responsibility for their actions and the way they raise their kids.

No offense to you IllHunter, but what fires me up about this is that everyone on that video appeared to be reacting to a perceived problem that isn't the real problem.

Its not an gun issue or gun dealer issue. Its not even a major trafficing issue, although that should be policed and prosecuted. Its a criminal issue - and yes I know that sounds pretty cliche, but endulge me for a moment...What are the liberal political leaders in Chicago doing about keeping violent offenders off the street? History has shown that its usually a small group of repeat offenders that cause the majority of the crime in our cities. They are the ones who create the market for illegal guns and they are the ones using them in their crimes.

In NYC where I live, before Guliani and Bratton came to town, our detestible liberal "leadership" kept telling us that the key to controlling crime was to go after the big guys, not the quality of life crimes or repeat offenders, who they let out of prison at alarming rates. They created a cesspool of crime and corruption in our city.

When Guliani and Bratton came on board they cracked down on repeat offenders and went after quality of life crimes...and low and behold...crime, and in particular violent crime, dropped dramatically. The really amazing thing about this is how fast it occurred. In the course of a week or two, the situation on the streets improved dramatically.

I just don't think there would be much of a "gun" issue, if repeat offenders and quality of life criminals were taken off and kept off the street. This problem occurs when people continually elect proven idiots to office.

Very biased. It was also presented to presuppose that all "illegal guns" become so through straw purchases. Are we to accept that none are stolen?

That "news" report has real trouble with the concept of "problem ownership".

They talk about all of the recovered guns that came from Chucks gun shop...and try to blame the gun shop for doing legal business. Maybe they ought to deal with the criminals who stole/illegally posses the firearms in the first place. (yeah I know it got addressed but way too briefly).

Marc, thanks for taking the time to do the interview, you did a good job. I would say that it was a typical anti-gun hit piece except this time they had a pro gunner on.

IL Hunter

You did a good job there,

WRT to editing it was sad that they sound bite the issue and only mention the stupidity of blaming gun owners for criminals at the end.

You did good and the infodude did mention the crooks by definition don't obey the law in the first place.

r

Nice work, pretty neutral.

The question arose: How does Chicago, with one of the most restrictive laws on handgun ownership, have such a problem with the mayhem their users cause?

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Because the restrictive laws on handgun ownership doesn't work? duh.

When will people learn?

Good job presenting some balance in spite of the editing.

My wife and I watched it and she started railing at the TV even before I could. That ICHV guy claiming they wanted gun dealers licensed, background checks etc. As if they aren't already in place, including Illinois Gun Shows! It was meant to make the less informed citizens think that anyone can sell guns to anyone, anytime.

What a load of horse hockey!

It's always interesting that "a gun control group" claims Chuck's has sold over 2000 "crime guns" and no one is prosecuting them? Why not if they have the facts? Otherwise just shut up until you can prove your claims.

That ATF puke wasn't much better. "Every illegal gun starts off as a legal gun". He made it sound like it's just a matter of time before they all go bad and run off to commit crimes on their own.

The opening interview with the woman that lost a child to sensationalize the issue always makes me a bit suspicious when they don't tell you any of the circumstances around the shooting. Random drive by, shot on the way home from school?

We had a big hub bub here about another "student" that was shot a few weeks back. Only it turned out he was 19 years old, dropped out over 8 months ago and was shot by a rival gang member at 3 AM miles from his home. But to the media it was another "student" killed by guns.

Neutral? You didn't hear the pulsing bass in the background whenever they showed blacklit guns, and hear the heart-tugging piano music when the woman (who just happens to carry around a picture of her son who probably wasn't doing anything but talking to his friends on a street corner at 4 AM) was talking about her son?

The medium is the massage.

Illinois, if you were the one in the suit being interviewed, well... nobody was buying the guns "legally" if they were straw purchasers. You should have framed the argument away from "guns" and who was supplying them. Go after the criminals.

-Sans Authoritas.

Very biased. It was also presented to presuppose that all "illegal guns" become so through straw purchases. Are we to accept that none are stolen?

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Ding! Ding! Ding! We have a winner.

Are we to believe that thugs, gangbangers, and murderers would never think of actually STEALING a gun (that would be illegal) and so must rely on straw purchasers and "sleazy" gun dealers (aren't they all?) to obtain their tools?

The story was way out there bias-wise.

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That ATF puke wasn't much better. "Every illegal gun starts off as a legal gun".

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I noticed that too. Only his actual quote was even worse than that. He said, "Remember, all guns start out legally. Somewhere down the road, they become illegal." Like DonP said, it is just a matter of time.

Maybe that was a Freudian slip and he just revealed the mission of the BATFE, to make all guns illegal.

How does licensing and registration stop straw purchases and using stolen / hijacked weapons in crime???????????????

They don't... They just make it so you have to PROVE your gun didn't shoot the guy that was shot down the street. So you have to produce them as evidence. Not to mention, registration is a violation of the 5th amendment.