Friday, December 10, 2004

Accurate, Non-biased Gun Reporting?

First, read this post (and watch the video) from Kevin at Smallest Minority for one of the most egregious examples I've ever seen of blatant anti-gun reporting by the mainstream media. And people wonder why MSNBC's ratings are in the pooper.

Now, check out this article from the Boston Herald and tell me what's missing?

Police recover rifle believed to be weapon in Amherst murder
By Associated Press
Friday, December 10, 2004

AMHERST, Mass. - Police say they have found the rifle they believe was used to kill the 22-year-old University of Massachusetts student who was allegedly slain by a friend.

Northwestern First Assistant District Attorney Renee Steese said investigators found a Colt .223 rifle Thursday evening in a field near the Connecticut River in Hadley. The gun was being tested by forensic experts on Friday, Steese said.

"We believe it's the weapon that was used in the murder," she said.

Bryan Johnston, 23, of Westfield, has been charged with murdering David Sullivan earlier this week in Sullivan's off-campus apartment in Amherst. Police have not offered a motive.

A police report says the two had an altercation sometime before the shooting, but officials would not say what the fight was about. The two men had gone to high school together in the Berkshire County town of Washington.

When police found Sullivan's body early Tuesday morning, they also recovered six .223-caliber shell casings.


The answer, in the unlikely event no one figures it out, will be posted tomorrow. I strongly suspect the local media outlets will be correcting this "omission" as soon as it is brought to their attention.