4/29 John Walsh Show: Women & Guns...(and a few liars)

[Drizzt]

http://www.johnwalsh.tv/html/topics/index.html

Dear members and supporters,

Maria Heil, the Press Secretary for SAS, will be featured on the John Walsh show tomorrow. The show runs during the day, so set your VCRs! You should be able to check local listings at the site above.

If you go to the link above and click on the little arrow in the Women & Guns section....it does the whole promo....

But here is a write up from Maria that explains her very real concerns about the whole show.

SASsily, Juli Bednarzyk

Liar, Liar By Maria Heil

I first met Sylvia in the hallway outside of the NBC studio where they tape the daytime talk show “The John Walsh Showâ€. She hadn’t been in the “green room†with Tiffany, Lisa, my two daughters and me. Sylvia had been kept separate from us.

We all had our makeup touched up yet again, and then we went out on stage for a pre-show taping of all of us, in profile. Afterwards we all went back to our green rooms.

As it turns out, Tiffany was on the show because she armed herself after a brutal attack in her own home, and she is from the Baton Rouge, LA area where that serial murderer is still at large. I am on the show because I am a “gun-advocate†and I have taught my children about firearms. Lisa is on the show because she armed herself after getting away from an abusive ex-husband. She is also in the May issue of Marie Claire Magazine about “Women & Gunsâ€. According to what we had been told about Sylvia, she was an ex-gangbanger who carries 24/7 when she goes back to her old neighborhood. She too was in the Marie Claire Magazine, although she blames guns for the grief in her life, I was told by the producer.

Showtime! John Walsh introduced all four of us as being gun-owners. We were seated in order of our segments, Tiffany, Lisa, myself, and then Sylvia. When Tiffany was telling her story, Sylvia started to say something a couple of times, but stopped herself. We went to break. Someone brought out a glass of water for Sylvia, apparently upon her request, but none was offered to the rest of us.

Now it was Lisa’s turn. Lisa never got to tell her story because Sylvia constantly interrupted. At one point Lisa said, “Excuse me, but I am speaking.†To which Sylvia replied, “I’m talking now.†Poor Lisa was spitting nails by the time we went to break.

My segment was next. They started with my brother and his concerns about my owning a gun. It wasn’t anything I couldn’t handle. Then they introduced a woman from the so-called “Million†Mom March, although I had been told that this was not supposed to be a debate! During my answers to the MMM’r, Sylvia felt compelled to interrupt me over and over. She even said that I was a criminal because I owned a gun! She went on to say that, if she had a gun, and I made her mad, she would shoot me! At one point she also said something about “rich white women who own gunsâ€. Sylvia is black and the three of us are not. We took another break.

I looked at Sylvia after the break and she was perky and dry-eyed. When John Walsh started introducing her I looked at him as he was out among the audience. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Sylvia put her head between her knees. I thought that maybe she was nervous. When John Walsh finished introducing her, I turned to look at her and I got quite a surprise. Sylvia had pools of what looked to be tears under her eyes and running down her face. She had reached under her chair for her glass of water and used it to fake tears! I think my jaw dropped! But there was more to come…

Sylvia started out by saying that she doesn’t own a gun, which is contrary to what John said during the show introduction. She also blames guns for all the grief in her life. It was quite a show she put on. She was crying about having done some bad things with guns but mostly she was upset because her younger brother was shot in the back of the head and died instantly, and he wasn’t even “a bangerâ€. Then she went on the say that her other brother was in jail for supposedly murdering his wife, and “if†he had done it, he never would have done it if he hadn’t had a gun! I pointed out that “if†he did it, then he had murder in his heart, and the gun was not responsible. She was soooo mad! At the end of that segment the Executive Producer came over and grabbed both arms of Sylvia’chair and told her to calm down.

After the show Sylvia went to her own green room and we went to ours. We saw her again a little while later when we were taking pictures with John Walsh backstage. Sylvia said nothing to us, and we said nothing to her.

Later, back in the green room Lisa told me about the Marie Claire Magazine article (the May issue), and told me to buy one at the train station on the way home, which I did.

Once the girls and I were settled on the train I pulled out the magazine and found the article. On page 138 is Sylvia’s story. The very first sentence states, “When I go back to Compton, CA, I stay strapped 24/7…†But, I heard her say on the John Walsh Show that she doesn’t have a gun, what gives?? There is a large picture of Sylvia, standing outside what appears to be her door, with a gun in her hand and her finger on the trigger.

I read on and was shocked to read, “I have done things with guns I regret. I spent three years in prison for attempted murder...â€

As the train moved through the darkness and the girls dozed, I started thinking. Someone is a liar. Either Marie Claire Magazine lied about Sylvia owning a gun and her story, or Sylvia lied to the magazine about owning a gun, or she lied on the John Walsh Show about not owning a gun. Troubling thing is, there IS that picture in the magazine with a gun in her hand…

It had been a very long day and very draining, so my brain wasn’t firing on all cylinders. About midnight it finally clicked…she did three years in prison for attempted murder that is probably a felony. If she is a convicted felon, and hasn’t had a Presidential Pardon, or gotten her rights restored through the “redress of grievenesses†then she is not even allowed to even hold a gun! That picture is most likely a picture of a felony! It looks like that gun is going to bring her more grief. She chose to be in the article, and if she is breaking the law, she will have to answer for her actions, again.

Obviously, someone lied here somewhere.

If it was Marie Claire Magazine messing up Sylvia’s story, then I hope they have the integrity to clarify their mistake in an upcoming issue. But there IS that picture of Sylvia with a gun.

If Sylvia lied to Marie Claire about wearing a gun 24/7 in Compton, CA because she just wanted to be in the magazine, then she owes the magazine an apology. But there IS that picture of Sylvia with a gun.

Prior to the taping, if Sylvia lied to the John Walsh Show about having a gun, then she owes them an apology. But there IS that picture of Sylvia with a gun.

If Sylvia told the John Walsh Show that the magazine had messed up, and that she doesn’t own a gun, then the John Walsh Show owes the three gun-owning women an apology for misrepresenting her. But there IS that picture of Sylvia with a gun.

If Sylvia lied on stage about not owning a gun, then she owes everyone in that studio an apology. But there IS that picture of Sylvia with a gun.

Bottom line here is that someone lied. The big question is, who is the liar and will there be repercussions?

I wonder how John Walsh, of America’s Most Wanted fame, feels about showcasing an armed felon on his daytime talk show.

I wonder how the editor at Marie Claire Magazine feels about publishing a picture of a felony.

 

[BowStreetRunner]

whole thing makes me want to

 

[Standing Wolf]

Bottom line here is that someone lied.

Lying is one of the few things leftist extremists do very, very well.

 

[Desertdog]

Drizzt,

I hope you make sure John Walsh gets all of the information you have given us.

 

[cuchulainn]

http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewNation.asp?Page=\Nation\archive\200304\NAT20030430d.html

Pro-Gun Women Allege Set-up by 'John Walsh Show'

By Jeff Johnson
CNSNews.com Congressional Bureau Chief
April 30, 2003

Capitol Hill (CNSNews.com) - Two women who are victims of prior criminal assaults and a representative of a pro-gun women's organization claim they were set up by the John Walsh Show on Tuesday's episode, which was supposed to focus on women arming themselves for self-defense but instead became a debate on gun ownership. A representative of the program denied that claim.

"I was told that it was not going to be a debate, that it was going to be four women who owned guns, and I was told that one would be an 'ex-gangbanger' who doesn't exactly agree with us, but she owns a gun," Maria Heil, national spokesperson for the Second Amendment Sisters told CNSNews.com Tuesday after the show aired.

Heil said she was led to believe that the focus of the show would be on "Women Who Own Guns" and their reasons for deciding to arm themselves. The episode was instead entitled "Women and Guns: The Best Defense?" and featured numerous anti-gun speakers who continuously interrupted and berated the three pro-gun guests.

The executive producer of Walsh's show denied that her team does business that way.

"The producer of that episode is a veteran producer and, I am quite certain, did not mislead any of the guests on our show," Alexandra Jewett said.

"Every single person on the staff of the John Walsh Show is very aware and very respectful of John's reputation and his credibility," she continued. "It's very important for somebody who does the work he does that his credibility be at the top of our priorities, and it is.

"We would never do anything that would jeopardize his name," Jewett added.

Pro-Gun Guests Not Told of 'Million Mom March' Representative

Heil appeared with two other pro-Second Amendment guests - identified on the show only as Tiffany, the victim of a violent assault by multiple attackers, and Lisa, who armed herself for protection from an allegedly abusive ex-husband. The three women claim they did not know about Sylvia's rabidly anti-gun position or that there would be a surprise fifth guest in the audience.

"I was not told that someone from the Million Mom March would be there," Heil explained. "They brought her in, literally, at the last minute, and I didn't know of her presence until we were in the hallway before the show and we were all being introduced to John Walsh."

Jewett again denied that her staff uses such techniques to create controversies on the show.

"We never bring a guest into New York without telling them exactly who's going to share the stage with them," Jewett said. "We would not do that. We do not surprise people that way."

Walsh's executive producer initially indicated to CNSNews.com that one of the anti-gun speakers, "Diane," was merely a member of the audience who happened to also work with the so-called "Million Mom March."

"She was sitting in the audience. She wasn't an invited guest. She wasn't there on 'home base' with an open mic[rophone] on," Jewett explained. "John had to walk over to her to get a comment. She had an opinion. She was entitled to give her opinion in the show."

But two minutes into the broadcast, Diane was featured on camera, with her name and the caption "Works with teens to educate them about gun violence" displayed on the screen while she listened to Tiffany speak. Walsh later acknowledged Diane's affiliation with the "Million Mom March" verbally, only once.

Jewett did acknowledge that the anti-gun spokeswoman was placed in the audience by the show's staff.

"I think that was a last-minute booking because one of the women was affiliated with the Sisters of the Second Amendment [sic], who go head-to-head with Million Mom March all the time," she admitted. "We have done shows with Million Mom March, and if they want to come and sit in a particular show, they're welcome."

Walsh Believes in Second Amendment, 'If They Can...'

Walsh presented himself both at the beginning and end of the program as a supporter of the Second Amendment.

"I believe that everybody has the right to own a gun," Walsh said, but then added a number of caveats: "if they can pass the background check, if they get the education and they're responsible."

Heil pointed out, however, that, throughout the program, Walsh repeated false anti-gun statistics as if they were fact.

"Nine kids a day die in gun accidents in the home," Walsh claimed.

"That is not right," Heil told CNSNews.com. "Number one, it is not in the home, and number two, they are not accidents."

According to data in the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports, achieving the "nine kids a day" number would require including "children" as old as 24 years of age, depending on the year chosen for analysis. More than 50 percent of that nine per day are young adults who successfully attempt suicide.

Of the remaining shooting victims 17 to 24 years of age, 70 percent were actively involved in criminal activity at the time of their deaths. When those groups are removed, deaths of children due to firearms accidents drop to their lowest rate in recorded history, lower than automobile accidents, parental abuse and even bathtub drowning.

Heil believes Walsh is intentionally trying to mislead his audience to believe that a large number of small children are accidentally shot to death in the U.S. each year.

"We have a violence problem in this society," she charged. "John doesn't want to hear that it's more complicated than just taking care of the guns."

Walsh also identified the United States as "the most violent nation in the world," a claim that is also inaccurate. According to a 2000 report by the Dutch Ministry of Justice entitled Criminal Victimization in 17 Industrialized Countries, 12 of the 16 other countries have higher per-capita violent crime rates than the United States.

The two countries with the strictest gun control laws - Australia and England - have the highest per-capita violent crime occurrence of any of the countries on the list.

Ex-Gangbanger Contradicts Magazine Interview

Sylvia, who was identified as an 'ex-gangbanger from Compton, Calif., who now lives in Las Vegas," was presented to the pro-gun guests as a gun owner who "doesn't exactly agree with" them.

Heil asked Sylvia directly whether or not she owned or carried a gun for personal protection.

"No, I don't," Sylvia responded. "I take a stun gun."

But that statement directly contradicts claims Sylvia made in an interview published in the May 2003 issue of Marie Claire magazine.

"When I go back to Compton, Calif., I stay strapped 24/7," Sylvia told writer Louise Jarvis - using "strapped," the street slang for carrying a concealed firearm - "because there might still be some people out there who remember me."

Sylvia's brother is in prison for murdering his wife, a crime Sylvia blames completely on the presence of a firearm.

"He's doing like 26 to life," she explained. "If we hadn't been raised with guns, and we hadn't ever been taught how to use guns, and we never had access to guns...he wouldn't have had the gun to go do it with."

She rejects the suggestion that her brother actually committed the murder or that, if he did, the crime was the result of an evil intention in his heart, not the presence of a particular weapon.

'Possibly a Picture of a Felony in Progress'

In the magazine interview, Sylvia admits that she has "done things with guns I regret.

"I spent three years in prison for attempted murder, you name it," she confessed.

Heil said that admission set off alarm bells when she saw the photograph of Sylvia that accompanied the interview.

"If her statement in the magazine is true, then - quite possibly - the picture in the magazine is a picture of a felony in progress," Heil declared. "When you have a felony conviction, you have lost your right to own a gun.

"Therefore, Sylvia, having done three years in prison," Heil continued, "she's not supposed to even hold a gun."

Stacy Morrison with Marie Claire told CNSNews.com that no one on her staff made the connection between the gun possession and Sylvia's claimed felony conviction. All of the subjects of the article were asked to pose with a firearm they owned, and all did so voluntarily.

Heil also noted that, in the photograph, Sylvia has the snub-nosed revolver pointed at her dog and has her finger on the trigger, both signs of what Heil called "a very irresponsible gun owner."

'My First Reaction Is to Shoot You'

That alleged irresponsibility carried over into the exchanges between the women on the Walsh program, according to Heil. At one point during the interview, Sylvia tried to make the point that the mere presence of a gun during an altercation would lead to violence.

"If I got a gun, and me and you get into it, and I got a gun, my first reaction is to shoot you," Sylvia said.

Heil, Tiffany and Lisa sat stunned at Sylvia's assertion.

"What kind of a person is this, and who brought her up?" Heil asked. "Why would a person's first reaction when getting mad at someone be to shoot them?

"That's a foreign concept to me," Heil continued. "It's incredible."

Sylvia also attacked the other guests' motives for carrying a gun.

"If it takes a gun to make you feel like a woman, you ain't got no self-esteem," Sylvia alleged.

"We were all just in shock," Heil said. "A gun has nothing to do with how you feel about your womanhood. It just blew me away that she would equate the two.

"She said she was 'secure enough in her womanhood to not carry a gun,'" Heil quoted. "I'm secure enough in my self-esteem that I know I cannot handle a 150-pound guy coming at me, but I can handle a firearm to keep that man away from me."

Heil noted that guns are used for self-defense against criminals more than 2.5 million times per year, saving more than 400,000 lives, according to researchers at Harvard University and the University of Florida. In nine out of 10 of those cases, the intended victim merely shows the gun to the criminal, ending the assault with no one being harmed.

 

[XLMiguel]

"Every single person on the staff of the John Walsh Show is very aware and very respectful of John's reputation and his credibility," she continued. "It's very important for somebody who does the work he does that his credibility be at the top of our priorities, and it is.

John Walsh is a third-rate media 'ho who parlayed personal tragedy into a show biz career. He has demostrated on numerous occasions that he has no ethical integrity and will do/say whatever it takes to sensationalize his crappy little show. Friend of the Second Amendment my @$$.

 

[Psssniper]

John "Geraldo" Walsh

 

[KP95DAO]

Twinkle, twinkle, little star..........

I have heard John Walsh, on several occasions, make anti-gun remarks. So, this is not a revelation to me. There are also many folks in the USA who think Dr. Phil can do no wrong. Same thing about him in relation to anti-gun remarks.

 

[kidao35]

But there IS that picture of Sylvia with a gun.

And her statements that she carries, too. The author needs to turn her in. No different than any of the other perps they feature on Walsh's "America's Most Wanted".

 

[Zander]

I hope you make sure John Walsh gets all of the information you have given us.

It won't matter. Despite his pronouncements, he's a dedicated anti-gunner who panders emotional arguments "for the children".

 

[Don Gwinn]

Subject: [2ampd] A Letter From Lisa
>Reply-To: [email protected]
>
>A letter from Lisa (one of the women that appeared on the John Walsh show)
>
>Re: Pro-Gun Women Allege Set-up by 'John Walsh Show'
>By Jeff Johnson
>CNSNews.com Congressional Bureau Chief
>April 30, 2003
>
>My name is Lisa Marquez, one of the "guests" on the show written about
>above. I also appeared in the May 2003 Marie Claire article.
>
>While this article claims my ex-husband was "allegedly" abusive, I would be
>more than happy to send you documentation and affidavits of proof. The taped
>interview taken at my home for the show highlights the scar under my eye. I
>have arrest records, police reports, order of restraint, doctor's records,
>and my friends and family could enlighten you.
>
>What I learned from my appearance on The John Walsh is that he is about one
>thing - ratings! I think Alexandra Jewitt lives on another planet.
>Everything she told Jeff Johnson is incorrect!
>
>It was very hard for me to relive the eight years of abuse I endured from my
>ex-husband and the damage it caused my family and friends. I would much
>rather pretend that part of my life never happened and go on with my very
>happy life. I have a wonderful family, friends and career. I have an
>incredible new life and I realize how precious it is. I thank God every day.
>Remembering the past is very painful and stressful.
>
>The ONLY reason I agreed to be in Marie Claire and on The John Walsh Show
>was that I felt the need to help other women to empower themselves to leave
>an abusive relationship and maybe they would not have to endure the same
>eight years of hell. My only wish was to help others. Feeling like maybe the
>show was going to be a debate, I BACKED OF DOING THE SHOW the Monday prior
>to taping. Jennifer from the John Walsh show called my fiancé, Vince, and I
>and promised this was a show about empowering women and not a debate. We
>were obviously blatantly lied to by Jennifer. I only found out Silivia was
>going to be on the show when the van picked us up on the hotel. I didn’t
>recognize her but she recognized me and made a big point in letting me know
>who she was and how tough she was and how much she and her niece really
>disliked their week’s stay in New York. How interesting that in the hallway
>a few seconds before taping, a woman suddenly appeared from the Million Mom
>March. Someone from the John Walsh Show shook her hand and thanked her
>profusely for coming “on such short notice.†When I flew into New York, I
>had no idea I needed to be prepared to defend myself about my choice to
>protect myself and my family, to a woman who probably has never been in a
>similar situation. I was not led to believe the show was about anything but
>my story and Tiffany’s story, and how we overcame our obstacles
>- the very thing I used to think John Walsh was about.
>
>In the greenroom before the show I was tirelessly coached by Jennifer on
>what to say, and by Andrew as to what NOT to say. We were each given our
>first line to use when it came our turn. I was told I couldn’t say my
>ex-husband was the one who abused me. Then what would be the point of me
>telling my story? Tiffany was told she could not say an off-duty police
>officer raped her. The point is that Tiffany could no longer rely on the
>police department to protect her. How was Tiffany supposed to respond to
>Silvia when Silvia said to use the stun gun until the police get there? If I
>recall correctly, Maria was originally asked to refrain from indicating she
>was with the Second Amendment Sisters. Why then was the Million Mom March
>lady really brought in? I was shocked when some of the very things I was
>asked not to bring up, John Walsh himself brought up once the show started
>taping. These are very underhanded tactics used to create reactions a la
>“Jerry Springer.â€
>
>None of this really matters because once we started taping, I was not
>allowed to even tell my story because no one could hear anyone over Silvia.
>Tiffany, Maria and I were civilized when it came to Silvia’s story. No one
>asked Silvia to refrain from being rude; she indicated to me the show told
>her to act this way. Besides the fact Silvia should never have been invited
>to the show in the first place, she definitely should have been removed from
>the building once she became uncontrollable. We should have been allowed to
>complete the show without her.
>
>AND - Shame on Mr. Walsh for paying an admitted criminal to be on his show.
>With all his connections, he had to have known. All his staff had to do was
>read the Marie Claire article. John Walsh should have paid Silvia to appear
>only to have two FBI agents from California waiting to arrest her. Isn’t
>that what John Walsh is supposed to be about, arresting criminals, not
>supporting them? I know Tiffany and I (who are not criminals, but portrayed
>as such) were not paid to appear on his show, though we were given a meager
>food allowance. The show paid for Silvia and her niece to spend a few days
>in New York, their expenses, and also paid her for all of Silvia’s lost
>wages. Tiffany was not allowed to just bring someone for one day of moral
>support. Tiffany survived a rape from a man whose very job was to protect
>her! I survived several beatings and enormous amounts of mental abuse and
>manipulation. Silvia’s supposed “trauma†originates from the illegal acts
>she herself committed (and still commits), those of her family and the
>community she grew up in! The support the John Walsh Show gave to Silvia
>over Tiffany and me was repulsive. Silvia illegally carries a firearm, she
>is an admitted felon, and Mr. Walsh just looked the other way!
>
>I was also insulted by John Walsh’s (un-televised) statement that he, of
>course, should be allowed to own a gun because his life is in more danger
>than others because of the criminals he has helped put behind bars. What
>makes his life more valuable than mine? I don’t have access to FBI and
>police like Mr. Walsh does. Therefore, Mr. Walsh has more protection than I
>do! I have a constant threat to my life that the police and courts refused
>to deal with. I have a scar under my eye from a very real assault, I had a
>concussion from the back of my head being driven into the wall in the
>closet. The police, in front of my ex, told me never fight back, or I too
>would be arrested, and my children would then be sent to CPS. The police in
>New Mexico told me to come get my ex from jail because I wasn’t hurt that
>bad and my ex was sorry. I obtained the restraining order the police
>recommended (one of my neighbors also had to obtain a restraining order from
>my ex), and my ex would continue to break into my house, follow me and
>threaten me. The police then told me there was nothing they could or would
>do. When my ex was finally arrested the one time a neighbor had enough
>courage to be a witness, the judge regretfully sentenced my ex with anger
>management classes and apologized to HIM for having to do so while patting
>him on the head like a puppy, thus encouraging him to threaten me again
>because there were no real ramifications. I am sure Mr. Walsh would never be
>treated this way. I am sure no police officer, or FBI agent, is telling Mr.
>Walsh he doesn’t have enough evidence someone is threatening his life. I am
>sure no Judge is patting the criminals Mr. Walsh helped put away on the head
>like some innocent stray. If anything, I need to be armed for protection
>more than Mr. Walsh does!
>
>Maria’s children were very excited to be on the show. John Walsh’s staged
>act in “protecting†the girls as he escorted them to their seats was
>ridiculous. These bright girls just wanted to show their talents to the
>world. John’s only real question to them seemed to say: Don’t you have any
>friends who are not allowed to play with you because you and your mother are
>a threat to society? I felt sorry for them for having to sit next to Silvia.
>I was proud because these girls had the confidence not to feel threatened by
>her in the first place.
>
>I recently found out first through my training and then with my ex that most
>criminals back down from assertive, confident people. Once I became
>confident in defending myself, my ex backed off. He, like some other
>criminals, would much rather intimidate someone who feels they cannot defend
>themself to make themselves feel superior. I wanted to stand up in all the
>turmoil of the show and yell to the world - Girls! Stand up for yourselves,
>protect yourselves, protect your families. Be confident! And remember -
>criminals prefer to pray on the weak!
>
>I sacrificed precious time with my family (nearly a week!); my house was
>intruded on given only a few hours notice; Vince postponed very important
>household chores, and the only two days off he had in a series of fourteen,
>to accommodate the intrusive circus; I was not paid for two-and-a-half days
>I had to take off work (contrary to Silvia’s opinion, I am not a rich, white
>woman - I am Hispanic, and in extreme debt from my ex!); my office was NOT
>happy about my abrupt need for time off and the lack of support to replace
>me; and I aired my dirty laundry across the country because I felt some good
>would come out of it. My reward? Instead of helping someone, I feel ashamed
>to have been on the show because I feel it projected the exact opposite of
>what I had wholeheartedly intended. I don’t look at John Walsh in the manner
>I used to, and neither do my friends and family. We are all definitely very
>disappointed in him.
>
>Lisa Marquez
>
>Maria Heil
>National Spokesperson
>Second Amendment Sisters
>press toll-free 877-797-4857
>legislative toll-free 877-798-2828
>http://www.2asisters.org

 

[Betty]

I remember watching America's Most Wanted when it first aired and thinking, "It's sad this man lost his child. But he created this show as a result, and he's helping to put people behind bars."

And then John Walsh says he's anti-gun. What? I'm supposed to walk about unarmed so one of these killers portrayed in his show can come kill me?

He can carry a gun and I can't? What's my life worth?

And then there's this. Shame on you, Mr. Walsh.

 

[LoneStranger]

As I watch the various strange people on "Jerry Springer" at least I can take satisfaction in knowing that it is pure hype and nonsense and that Jerry probably is more truthful.

Ain't life fun?

 

[moa]

I have heard Walsh publicly say on TV is that he is for licensing of gun owners and registration of firearms.

What gets me is that Walsh appears on the G. Gordon Liddy show from time-to-time and is Liddy's good "friend". And Liddy is very pro-RKBA if I am not mistaken. Strange bedfellows.

 

[Darrin]

I remember watching America's Most Wanted when it first aired and thinking, "It's sad this man lost his child. But he created this show as a result, and he's helping to put people behind bars."

And then John Walsh says he's anti-gun. What? I'm supposed to walk about unarmed so one of these killers portrayed in his show can come kill me?

He can carry a gun and I can't? What's my life worth?

And then there's this. Shame on you, Mr. Walsh.

From the first time I saw AMW, something didn't seem 'right' about Walsh. I think I was more offended of him making a star out of himself due to the tragedy of his son. I mean, sure, make it a point to get involved and help others, but to get a TV show or two because, "I had something bad happen and now I deserve to make a buttload of money from it."

Then again, maybe I just woke up a little grumpy this morning. Don't mind me...

 

[Vladimir Berkov]

Liddy isn't exactly pro-gun.

 

[Sergeant Bob]

Liddy isn't exactly pro-gun.

You're saying the man who puts out the "Stacked and Packed" calender isn't exactly pro gun? What exactly is he?

 

[Vladimir Berkov]

He favors certain restrictions on gun ownership, although he certainly isn't anti-gun.

 

[Sergeant Bob]

What's the point of [gun control legislation], other than to inconvenience the honest citizen who follows the rules?... I can assure you that the guys I met in the nine prisons I served my sentence in did not get their guns at the gun store.

G. Gordon Liddy Jan. 10, 1994 - quoted in People magazine

 

[Vladimir Berkov]

The stuff he favors is the more subtle things, such a project "exile."