I presume that the AP reporter like most is either in or from NYC. Gun permits are required for ownership in NYC. It is completely logical for someone who lives in a place that requires permits (and isn't firearms savvy) would have the mindset that permits are required everywhere. so, asking the police officer if the person had any kind of permit for the gun would be a reasonable question. Flummoxed the officer may well have said "uh... no."It doesn't require some grand conspiracy of even anti-gun bias to make such a reporting error. I will say that the reporter (not so shockingly) is very unlikely to have much exposure to handguns or handgun laws as even the most passing experience usually informs one as to the great variability of firearms laws from state to state.
________________________________ From: "Volokh, Eugene" <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Tue, February 16, 2010 10:32:58 AM Subject: RE: Media lies, distortions, and innocent errors I appreciate Joe’s general point, and it may well be correct. My point was simply that this particular imprecision was probably not an example of the practice that Joe describes. From:[email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Joseph E. Olson Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 10:25 AM To: [email protected]
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