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July 03, 2008
The gun nuts next door....
I criticize the Philadelphia Inquirer a lot, especially on the gun control issue. But today I was delighted to see some favorable coverage, if not of guns, at least of some gun owners, in the form of Natalie Pompilio's review of photographer Kyle Cassidy's Armed America: Portraits of Gun Owners in Their Homes. From the review: A lot can be learned by paging through photographer Kyle Cassidy's Armed America: Portraits of Gun Owners in Their Homes.And, as most regular readers of this blog realize, I've been fighting the gun-owner stereotype for years. Interestingly, Pompilio claims that some gun rights advocates have complained about the book's cover, saying "We don't need the Addams Family representing gun owners." Well, I "represent" myself, but here's the cover, and it doesn't bother me in the least: And here's the book's web site. Read the whole review. Especially if you're tired of gun owners being demonized and stereotyped. I don't know what Natalie Pompilio's position is on gun control, and right now I don't care, because I am always delighted to see fair coverage of this issue -- especially the simple acknowledgement that gun owners can be regular human beings. Like, who knew? MORE: Via Snowflakes in Hell, a link to an interview with author Kyle Cassidy. By the way, don't confuse this book with Clayton Cramer's Armed America. To avoid confusion, I'd suggest buying both! posted by Eric on 07.03.08 at 08:49 AM
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Eic, If you're surprised by the Inquirer, check out this opinion piece in its sister paper, the Daily News. This is how it starts, but it will pleasantly surprise you: I'M A CARD-carrying Democrat. Moreover, as a former co-chairman of Philadelphia Against Drugs, Guns and Violence, I abhor guns and the carnage they create. CJ · July 3, 2008 01:11 PM Also have to note...the byline is "Natalie Pompilio FOR The Inquirer." She's not an employee of the newspaper. Ditto the photog. So, we can't draw too many conclusions. Still refreshing to see the Inq run it. I wonder if the editor was pleased. CJ · July 3, 2008 02:40 PM Post a comment
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Every few years a representative of the MSM will attend a gun show, and publish the same article. Surprise! Not all gun owners are drooling, overall wearing, Bible thumpin' cousin' humpin' racist rednecks.
There is always the same perplexed wonder that ordinary looking people attend these shows, that people there are uniformly articulate, intelligent, and above all, polite. No shootouts in the restrooms or parking lot, no gap toothed yokels firing sixguns into the air with cries of "Yee-haw!" Just a bunch of ordinary looking people, including children, who discuss and handle firearms with self discipline and maturity, and who enjoy each other's company, and who are welcoming of strangers and newcomers.
Every time. You can count on it, the same article published by different newsies. And how does it affect the general impression of gun owners presented by the MSM and the coastal elites?
Not one whit. Cassidy may wonder at the realization that he was stereotyping, and wrongly, but he's going back into his safe environment where everyone thinks the same and shares the same basic set of assumptions, and his stunning revelation (gun owners are regular people!) will gradually fade.