Craig Miller Buffalo MiniStorage 930 Calder Ave NE Buffalo MN 55313 763-682-4320 Boats, Household, Office 10X11 $50 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mitch Berg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2003 5:59 PM Subject: MPD: MPPA at Two Months
> The law was passed two months ago, and took effect about a month back. > > Where's the bloodbath? > > There've been quite a number of shootings - but not a one has been carried > out by a permit-holder. There's been road rage - but none of it has ended > in a shootout involving a legal permittee. > > I know, I know - it's only been a month. But in eleven more months, I'll > be recycling the same post. > > But this post isn't about statistics. It's about press bias. The Strib > reported yesterday on the U of M's myopic attempt to declare itself above > the law by banning *legally permitted* handguns from its campuses. > > The story has the same paranoid, ignorant, alarm-baiting bleatings from the > U administration. The article notes a comment by President > Bruininks: "Our university community has always assumed that handguns and > other weapons had no place in our classes, libraries, labs, student unions > and at other sponsored activities," Bruininks said. "Given these > considerations, we felt that a policy addressing the possession of weapons > on campus is the best course of action for the University of Minnesota." > > Enh, whatever. The guy's wrong, but that's no news flash. > > The galling part, of course, is the bias of the reporting on the > subject. The Strib article relies on campus shooting incidents that, if > you look a little closer, actually make the case for concealed carry on campus. > > The article says: "Shootings occur every year at American colleges. Last > year at least five incidents resulted in fatalities. At the University of > Arizona, a failing student shot and killed three professors and then turned > the gun on himself." > > The story fails to note that, while Arizona is a "shall issue" state, the > University had gotten itself exempted. The shooting took placed in a "Gun > Free Zone". > > Just like the U wants to be! > > The story continues: "At the University of Cincinnati, a student shot two > other students and then killed himself." > > Until last week, Ohio was a "discretionary issue" state. This next one is > the best: "...a student suspended from a Virginia law school shot and > killed the dean, a faculty member and a student and wounded three > others." The article omits that the shooter was then apprehended by three > students - <http://www.uwire.com/content/topops012402002.html>armed with > legally-permitted handguns! > > In the meantime - stores are remaining un-posted in droves. And CCRN is > writing the history of Concealed Carry reform in Minnesota - it should be > available very shortly, and will directly address the notion that "the bill > didn't get enough debate..." > > See you next month. > > Mitch Berg > Yes, I feel safer now > Da Midway! > > Shot In The Dark > Laura Billings' Favorite Blog > http://www.mitchberg.com/shotindark/ > > > > MN-POLITICS-DISCUSS http://www.e-democracy.org/mn-politics/ is a CIVIL discussion of Minnesota public issues and politics. > ----------------------- > > > **** Don't like E-Democracy's rules? You have alternatives: http://www.e-democracy.org/mninteract **** > ---------------------------- > > Messages (text-only, no attachments) are to be signed with your full real name, city and e-mail address. No member may post more than twice a day. > > Moderator/Discussion Rules Manager: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------- > To unsubscribe to MN-Politics-Discuss send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For the list to retain its value, and to show respect for your fellow list members, please keep a Minnesota focus on your posts. Thanks. > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't complain - change the subject (Mpls-specific, of course.) ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
