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Monthly Archives: January 2011
One Lucky Gun Owner
The legal gun owner in Tucson was indeed extremely lucky! He left his weapon in its holster, and thereby avoided two potentially tragic mistakes. If he had started firing, what would have happened? Would you do the right thing in such an event? It seems to me that it would be too easy to believe that it is useful to draw your weapon. But that might be the last thing you ever do.
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Posted in 2nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, Gun Debate, Republican, Right Wing, Tea Party
Tagged 2nd Amendment, Brady Campaign for Gun Control, Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, gun debate, gun owner, Gun Owners of America, gunowners.org, marksman Tucson, Second Amendment, Second Amendment Rights, Tucson Shooting
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A Fine Line and the Role of the Media
In the days following January 4, 2011, the world saw the consequence of allowing civil society to be dominated by violent rhetoric in the extreme. Pakistani citizens were threatened with death by violent means if they even offered condolences to the family of Salman Taseer, the just assassinated Governor of the State of Punjab, Pakistan. Continue reading
Posted in Ethics in Journalism, Freedom of Speech
Tagged 1st Amendment, Ethics in Media, Role of Media
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