Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: A closer look: How many school shootings since Newtown? [View all]gejohnston
(17,502 posts)Watts, being a PR expert, knows that the average blogger or reporter isn't going to look beyond the headline and the list. They knew that they wouldn't read past the list to the disclaimer, or research any of those cases.
Am I saying that bloggers and people who call themselves journalists are often lazy or less than honest? Yes.
OK, I'll give you the negligent discharge by a gang affiliated student who wounded only herself, but not the rest.
"school shooting" has a specific connotation, which is something like Columbine or Sandy Hook. When people say "school shooting" they don't think of a gang hit across the street in the middle of the night, an adult who shoots himself in the school yard at 2 AM, or self defense in a college parking lot.
The "gun lobby" didn't redefine "school shooting" MDA/Bloomberg did, or they lied out of omission.
I think this blogger puts it best.
http://ethicsalarms.com/2014/06/12/the-mind-of-the-unethical-advocate-41-school-shootings-just-isn't-enough-lets-pretend-there-are-more/
My question is: why shouldn't people resent being deceived? Also, if the gun control lobby can't be honest about this, why should they be believed when it comes to anything else?
Isn't it the same as calling the guy in California a "mass shooter" without mentioning the first three victims were killed with a machete?