Ironic Headline for Story About Gun Maker
We’re not sure if WQOW in Eau Claire, Wisconsin intended the pun in the headline, “Neighbors up in arms about possible gun manufacturer next door,” but it had us laughing. What wasn’t so funny was the reaction to Shane McVey’s plan to build custom firearms.
One neighbor was quoted as saying:
“When we say the word guns, it conotates difficulties in a residential area where there’s many many small children, you’ve got an elementary school, we just don’t feel that appropriate to have that kind of business in a residential area.”
OK, this is Wisconsin right? A state where people hunt, so is the neighbor really under the impression that there are no guns in a residential area?
The same neighbor, Dennis Knauf says that despite the fact that McVey would need to keep records of who he is selling to, to keep all the items secure, he doesn’t want the business in his backyard. He adds:
“There’s too many issues regarding safety, location. It just doesn’t need to be in a neighborhood.”
If McVey’s request to open his business is turned down we suggest he instead open an acid bath, slaughterhouse or some other business that would be so much better for the neighborhood.
Wisconsin Makes Straw Purchases a Felony
Some biased reporting from the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, which reported how the state is pushing to make so-called straw purchases a felony. The paper already notes that this is, in fact, a felony already under federal law but only a misdemeanor under state law. The problem with this article is that it implies that this is a much more common occurrence, noting:
”The state would train its sights on the potentially deadly crime of straw purchasing – in which one person buys a firearm on behalf of a felon who can’t legally do so, under a bill approved Thursday by the Assembly.”
The paper further quotes Rep. Ann Hraychuck (D-Balsam Lake), the bill’s lead sponsor and a former sheriff, as saying, “Again and again, these felons are able to illegaly obtain a firemarm.” Is that statement even true? The mainstream reports that straw purchases are a major problem, but the evidence still shows otherwise. However, makign straw purchases a felony in Wisconsin is a good idea.
Oshkosh Paper Late to Story, Twists Facts
Did you hear that gun sales are up and ammo is in short supply? Because Northwestern.com from Oshkosh, Wisconsin is reporting this fact like it is new news as opposed to the old news that it is actually is, and worse this piece shows just enough bias as well.
The story quotes Daniel Vice, senior attorney for the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, with this passage:
“Vice, who works for a group that works to strengthen gun laws, said the NRA spent substantial resources last year ‘trying to convince the public that President Obama would take their guns away.’”
First, has the NRA really done anything wrong? There is a legitimate concern here, and few in the mainstream media will admit that the NRA’s efforts may have convinced Obama and the liberals in power to keep their hands off our guns. But then the piece adds this passage:
“Vice said no one is arguing that guns should be taken away.”
Then how do you explain that Vice works for a group that would strengthen gun laws? Strengthen them by how exactly? Aren’t these means to “strengthen” the laws eventually going to make it harder for people to buy and sell guns? That seems like the first step to taking them away to us.
