Right, that's NOT a Chinese name, and he probably isn't Chinese.
Shooting in California, 10 dead
10 people have been killed in a Lunar New Year shooting near LA : NPR
Watching "Face the Nation" this morning and they lead off the program with this story. The reporter was more interested on informing viewers, "We don't know what type of a weapon was used". Like that mattered to the victims. He then went on to say the shooter wasn't in custody and they didn't know how they had acquired the weapon. He explained they needed to know where he got the weapon so they could determine if this was a "Hate Crime".
He informed the viewers that it was "unlikely" this was a deranged individual, "because they usually commit suicide after the shooting". Thank you, Mr. Expert. Today's major media can't just report the news without adding their own opinions and agendas.
Grumpy
Watching "Face the Nation" this morning and they lead off the program with this story. The reporter was more interested on informing viewers, "We don't know what type of a weapon was used". Like that mattered to the victims. He then went on to say the shooter wasn't in custody and they didn't know how they had acquired the weapon. He explained they needed to know where he got the weapon so they could determine if this was a "Hate Crime".
He informed the viewers that it was "unlikely" this was a deranged individual, "because they usually commit suicide after the shooting". Thank you, Mr. Expert. Today's major media can't just report the news without adding their own opinions and agendas.
Grumpy
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More verbal appropriation: The suspect used an "Assault pistol" as per the LA Sheriff.
To me it seems that no one in any position of power wants the citizenry armed. Why else re-define words like?
What makes an Assault Pistol? Is it shaped differently? Does it have a bayonet lug? No. All it had was an extended magazine.
Hell, Colt's first revolver had a spring-out icepick to do to your enemy what the puny 5 rounds didn't.
www.breitbart.com
You know, in the old days they said "cockup before consipiracy." Now I am far more willing to think that it's a Conspiracy gone Wrong. There's nothing "innocent" about the habitual mislabling of firearms in the press. It's all on purspose. Prove me wrong.
I'm starting to get really mad about everything related to the government. I wonder how many more feel like I do. Like everything after '63 is a fake (I was bornin '69, but after much living I'm convinced JFK's assasination was a coup d' etat.)
To me it seems that no one in any position of power wants the citizenry armed. Why else re-define words like?
What makes an Assault Pistol? Is it shaped differently? Does it have a bayonet lug? No. All it had was an extended magazine.
Hell, Colt's first revolver had a spring-out icepick to do to your enemy what the puny 5 rounds didn't.
Sheriff: California Shooting Suspect Used 'Semiautomatic Assault Pistol'
LA County Sheriff Robert Luna announced Sunday night that the Lunar New Year shooting suspect used a "semiautomatic assault pistol."
www.breitbart.com
You know, in the old days they said "cockup before consipiracy." Now I am far more willing to think that it's a Conspiracy gone Wrong. There's nothing "innocent" about the habitual mislabling of firearms in the press. It's all on purspose. Prove me wrong.
I'm starting to get really mad about everything related to the government. I wonder how many more feel like I do. Like everything after '63 is a fake (I was bornin '69, but after much living I'm convinced JFK's assasination was a coup d' etat.)
Truth, to the 'mainstream media', is neither a moral nor metaphysical imperative; it is a tactic, and a commodity, best utilized in small doses, in order to push a larger lie: That those who wish to disarm you, strip you of your ability to defend your freedom and life and rights, have your best interests at heart and are no threat. I am not surprised they are still saying the laws are something to impose or emulate. They won't be truly happy until slingshots and potato guns are illegal, and only the government has guns.
Though I agree that the majority of MSM folks are embarrassingly uninformed about the world of firearms, I don't think it's usually intentional, but rather the product of lazy reporting, resistance to educate themselves, and a desire to rely on a few gun-related buzzwords that they think make the story sound more knowledgeable than it is.
I worked for several years as a host of Morning Edition at a small local NPR affiliate station. The people I worked with certainly didn't like guns and certainly went out of their way to demonize gun ownership, but they weren't intentionally making mistakes about the technicalities of firearms. They just didn't care enough to seek out deeper knowledge of the subject matter. Every pistol was a Glock, every rifle an AR. You know the drill. They were banking on the fact, no doubt largely true, that the majority of their listeners were/are just as clueless about guns as they were themselves, so why bother to learn more? My frequent corrections to the story compilers were universally met with rolled eyes and shrugged shoulders. No change to the copy. It didn't take long to see the futility in trying to inject some learning into their world.
I did get a kick out of it when the occasional reporter would try to stick a few knowledgable sounding buzzwords into his/her copy, thereby revealing even deeper ignorance. One story talked about a "high caliber" rifle used in a shooting. Ah, yes. The high caliber rifle, not to be confused with the low caliber rifle, the soft caliber rifle, the hard caliber rifle, the cold caliber rifle, and the warm caliber rifle.
I worked for several years as a host of Morning Edition at a small local NPR affiliate station. The people I worked with certainly didn't like guns and certainly went out of their way to demonize gun ownership, but they weren't intentionally making mistakes about the technicalities of firearms. They just didn't care enough to seek out deeper knowledge of the subject matter. Every pistol was a Glock, every rifle an AR. You know the drill. They were banking on the fact, no doubt largely true, that the majority of their listeners were/are just as clueless about guns as they were themselves, so why bother to learn more? My frequent corrections to the story compilers were universally met with rolled eyes and shrugged shoulders. No change to the copy. It didn't take long to see the futility in trying to inject some learning into their world.
I did get a kick out of it when the occasional reporter would try to stick a few knowledgable sounding buzzwords into his/her copy, thereby revealing even deeper ignorance. One story talked about a "high caliber" rifle used in a shooting. Ah, yes. The high caliber rifle, not to be confused with the low caliber rifle, the soft caliber rifle, the hard caliber rifle, the cold caliber rifle, and the warm caliber rifle.
Just saw that on my google news page. Also Asian victims/perpetrator.
7 Dead, 1 Injured in Half Moon Bay Mass Shooting; Suspect in Custody
Seven people were killed in a mass shooting that spanned two separate scenes in Half Moon Bay Monday afternoon, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office.
www.nbcbayarea.com
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