Culture and Media Institute staff writer Colleen Raezler was in studio with Cam Edwards of NRA News on March 26 to discuss media coverage of the Mexican drug wars.
Responding to Paul Helmke's, president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, claim that the U.S. should adopt Mexican gun laws Raezler told Edwards: "The really funny thing is that Mexico has very strict gun laws but that's not apparently stopping these, these drug runners and drug dealers from obtaining these weapons."
Edwards said he was "stunned" that the media barely reported Helmke's remark and specifically criticized one Associated Press reporter for not mentioning it in her story. "There weren't a ton of media in attendance there [at the Brady press conference], but The Associated Press was there."
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WE should adopt Mexico's gun
March 27, 2009 - 09:12 ET by SickofLibsWE should adopt Mexico's gun laws???
Let's make a deal: how about the Mexicans first adopt OUR immigration laws.
Or at least lift their little finger as a gesture?
Are you crazy!!!!!!!!!!!
March 27, 2009 - 11:49 ET by BlueCat57We should adopt MEXICO's immigration laws!!!!!! Look them up on the Internet. Or search the 'net or YouTube for Rush on immigration laws. I would love it if we adopted Mexico's immigration laws. I might even be willing to accept their guns laws after I've seen us enforce their immigration laws here for about 20 years. Heck, I'd accept their guns laws if I saw ours feds live by the Constitution for just 10 years. (Shhh!, I'm lying about accepting the guns laws, but the liberals don't care because they don't think lying to achieve a goal is wrong. I want the immigration laws and enforcement of them and will say anything to accomplish that goal.)
Sure we should adopt
March 27, 2009 - 12:36 ET by SpaceManSpiffSure we should adopt Mexico's gun laws, especially since it's working out so well for them there! No gun violence at all! Just happy Mexicans enjoying their sunshine and prosperity.
Of course, the Left wants everyone to believe that it's the 2nd amendment in the US that's responsible for Mexico's woes.
While we're at it, let's make Marijuana, Cocaine, Heroine, etc, illegal and then all the problems will go away.
Plan 9 From Outer Space was more intelligent.
Pfft!
March 27, 2009 - 09:40 ET by heldmywShould know better than to go against the liberal anti-gun, 'America-wrong' tropes.
Of course there's no coverage!
Nice logic
March 27, 2009 - 10:01 ET by MANstreammediaDecent/lawful/not part of drug cartel Mexican citizens are not allowed to have guns. Drug cartel runs country. Therefore, we should do the same. I wonder if there is any documented correlation with the Mexican gun law and the rise of a drug trade more powerful than the Mexican government.
Where is the NRA?
March 27, 2009 - 11:17 ET by slickwillie2001The first stop for the NRA should be Fox News. They are simply passing on garbage about the Mexican arms problem from democratic talking heads with no alternative point of view, and in fact no intelligent point of view.
The NRA needs an army of talking heads to be on call for the news outlets and to counter all this nonsense. Where are they and where is responsible reporting from Fox News?
I agree. It's so
March 27, 2009 - 11:23 ET by MANstreammediaI agree. It's so incredible that the mainstream media has twisted Fox news into the right wing conservative machine. The station angers me about half the time I watch, therefore I consider it balanced (Pew data backs this up). It's incredible that Fox doesn't scream from the rooftops its higher ratings than the other cable guys due at least some existance of actual and/or at least balanced reporting. I would like to see how successful a news station (or radio station or newspaper) would be that completely specialized in the who, what, when, where, why, hows (and no opinion unless debated). Of course technically, this is how PBS/NPR should operate. I think I would watch/listen/read quite a bit myself, but I don't think this would ever happen.
They're spinning again.
March 27, 2009 - 11:43 ET by winston smithThey're spinning again. Another media smoke screen created to attack law abiding citizens' right to own firearms and bear arms. Why in blazes would Mexican drug lords run the risk of using (and paying) smugglers and middle men in the U.S when they can easily buy direct from the maufacturer -- like Russia or China or go through corrupt, rogue intermediaries like Venezuela? Did they mention what or how many weapons actually came from the US? What was it like 2 or something? The stuff they get from the US would be more expensive, take longer to acquire and wouldn't be full-auto anyway. Just another attempt by the msm to hijack an issue for their own political agenda. No news here.