"Primetime Thursday" Runs
Anti-Gun Program
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"...While the majority of those involved did the right thing, and
reported finding the gun... Sawyer focused on the kids
who did not..." |
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Last night's edition of ABC's "PrimeTime Thursday," devoted to
the issue of adolescents and firearms, was yet another example of
the "mainstream" media's anti-gun bias.
It started with
anchor
Diane Sawyer parroting the gun-ban lobby's line that there are
approximately 10 firearm-related deaths among our nation's
children every day. Of course, the "10-kids-a-day" line is a
gross exaggeration (which is sometimes increased to as many as
"13-kids-a-day"), and would only be close to accurate if you
included everyone under the age of 20, including violent
criminals-e.g., gang-bangers, drug dealers, rapists, burglars,
and robbers-who are shot by other criminals, by the police, or by
law-abiding citizens who are defending themselves against the
criminal's violent attack.
The program then focused on a "study" conducted by "PrimeTime
Thursday" on how two small groups of teenagers acted around
firearms. One group was from Allentown, Penn., and the other was
from Yonkers, N.Y. According to the program, some of the
youngsters received what was dubbed "safety training." The
"training," however, appeared to be little more than a brief
session with a police officer who discussed firearms and the laws
regulating them.
Several weeks later, the teenagers were part of
a hidden-camera experiment to see how they would react when they
came across firearms (disabled) planted by "PrimeTime Thursday."
While the majority of those involved did the right thing, and
reported finding the gun to an adult, Sawyer focused on the kids
who did not.
Several of those kids tried to take the firearms
with them (i.e., steal them), or played with them irresponsibly,
which Sawyer cited to imply that safety training was useless.
Any incomplete safety course will not be very effective.
Fortunately, NRA's courses are very effective, especially when
coupled with parents who take an active role in teaching their
children to be responsible and law-abiding.
Bill Powers on "Nightline" |
Later that night, ABC's "Nightline" recapped the "PrimeTime
Thursday" program, and featured a panel to discuss the show.
Included on the panel was NRA's Bill Powers, who emphasized the
fact that even the best training programs need to be supplemented
with good upbringing. All of the panelists agreed that in order
to avoid future tragedies like the one at Santana High, adults
need to pay far more attention to our children, and they need to
carefully watch for warning signs that they are troubled. If you
would like to contact "PrimeTime Thursday" to object to its
anti-gun bias, you can do so on the Internet by going to
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/primetime/2020/Primetime_email_form.html
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