Local news station segment on gun security

[Magwa]

Well, I am fairly new here and not too sure if this is the spot for this particular topic. Well here goes.

This morining my wife turns on the TV for the six o clock news (Channel 6 Orlando) and to my amazement they cover a segment on how to secure you gun in your house if you have children. They interviewed a locally known gun store/indoor range and cover the usual firearm locks, cables, and internal locking mechanisms. The reporter asked how effective are these to remove in time if someone breaks into your house/invasion and the owners reply was "not at all, it would take too long under distress". Next they showed the modern lock boxes with codes and such and how much time it would take to retreive you firearm.

I was amazed at first that a story like this was on air. Usually the local media is "anti-gun" especially when a child gets accidentally shot. Even at the end of the segment they gave out the information on how to contact your local NRA and the gun shop. It was good to see that they covered the issue in a possitive way and it had a "pro" firearm feel to it.

Magwa

 

[essayons21]

We are so used to the extreme anti-gun bias in the media, so whenever we see an objective piece of journalism involving firearms, it seems "pro-gun"

 

[Black Knight]

My only thought is could this be the calm before the storm? That way you won't recognize the storm when it hits, or so they think.

 

[danprkr]

My only thought is could this be the calm before the storm? That way you won't recognize the storm when it hits, or so they think.

I hope sir that your cynicism is misplaced, but I am afraid that it is not.

 

[Mr. Bojangles]

I almost pooed myself when I read that!!!

 

[MarineOne]

I know around the area where I live we've had an increase in home invasions due to the economy; after all, Boise has an unheard of 10.2% unemployment right now. Its been plastered on the news, and the items that are most attractive seem to be LCD/plasma TV's of all sizes and gaming consoles (Playstation, XBox, and Wii).

It could be that a high ranking employee (and/or their spouse) at the TV station had a break-in/home invasion or some other activity either in or around their home that violated their personal space and decided to use the broadcast in this manner.

I've found that people on TV will use their position to make themselves "feel good" about everyday events because it brings ratings. Ratings boost revenue from ads, and of course this means more money for the station and its employees.

While it's a good thing to have happen, IMHO it was for the wrong reasons.



Kris

 

[Black Knight]

I have little faith in todays news media. I have run accross quite a few that would take any opportunity to at least try to pull the wool over your eyes and use your own words twist (edit) them and use them agaisnt you. I view most if not all of their reports with cynisim. They are not reporters today they are journalists. As anyone knows a person can write anything in their journal, true activity, wishes, hopes, dreams, and outright lies. They need to be reminded that they are to report the news (what actually happens) not make or camoflage it.

 

[84B20]

Black Knight, I'm afraid you are confusing the term journalist with the word commentator. When I was a "photo journalist" some 15 years ago (actually I referred to myself as a news photographer because the former term seemed to presumptuous) I fought hard to keep my opinions out of my work. Sadly, today that may not be the case. That is one of the reasons I no longer want to work in that field. By definition the word journalist to paraphrase Wikipedia, is one who "gathers and disseminates information about current events, people, trends, and issues." Not opinions. Back then that would have gotten me fired.

 

[divemedic]

Channel 6 is usually not too gun unfriendly. Channel 9 (WFTV) is a different story.