Comments on: WATE gun show loophole update

By: SayUncle » Biased against guns

SayUncle » Biased against guns — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 15:01:22 +0000

[...] It’s not all bad. I still commend Tim Miller for correcting an error. [...]

By: CJ

CJ — Thu, 05 Aug 2004 22:26:32 +0000

Well, I said I got “some” pull… but not that much!

By: COUNTERTOP

COUNTERTOP — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 02:38:23 +0000

If you’ve got some pull, maybe you can arrange for them to rovide ON AIR time for SaysUncle or maybe a reprsentative from the GOA to respond to the innacuracies in the report. I posted that suggstion on their message board, but the moderator did not respond to it.

By: CJ

CJ — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 02:32:05 +0000

Well, if you have any problems with them, let me know I’ve still got some pull there!

By: SayUncle

SayUncle — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 01:55:38 +0000

CJ, i don’t question the character. I think it’s, as you say, uninformed. Yet, when the decid to inform themselves, they get all their talking points from anti-gun folks. Additionally, I find it odd that they are often so oppositional about being told when they’re wrong. I was pleasantly surprised that this was not the case with WATE.

By: CJ

CJ — Tue, 03 Aug 2004 22:08:43 +0000

I can vouch for the character of Tim Miller. From the year and a half I worked with him, I can assure you he’s a stand up guy. If he made a mistake, it was unintentional.

Unfortunately, the media as a whole is uninformed when it comes to reporting gun stories.

By: Drake

Drake — Tue, 03 Aug 2004 20:21:01 +0000

I have commented on their boards for some time and have found that WATE’s admin is quite willing to engage in debate and they are quite reasonable.

By: countertop

countertop — Tue, 03 Aug 2004 19:18:32 +0000

Is a fence/black market sale the same as a straw sale?

Interesting statistics. I’m impressed that WATE was willing to engage you to such depth on their message board. I’ve found most reporters take the high road and avoid confrontation pretty readily. You did a good job of making this one think, and hopefully his next report will be a bit less biased.

By: SayUncle

SayUncle — Tue, 03 Aug 2004 17:51:59 +0000

Oh yeah, almost forgot: Per the report, illegal source means:

Theft 7.6%

drug dealer/off street 15.7%

fence/black market 7.6%

I guess they’re assuming the drug dealer who sold it was forbidden from possessing it, hence it is illegal.

By: SayUncle

SayUncle — Tue, 03 Aug 2004 17:37:00 +0000

Good point. However, I'm quoting gun facts. So, i searched for the US DOJ stats and found this. Turns out gun facts misquoted. The stat is actually: 39.2% Street/Illegal source Which implies either/or. Good catch and thanks for keeping me honest.

By: skb

skb — Tue, 03 Aug 2004 17:24:39 +0000

�Only 0.7% of convicts bought their firearms at gun shows. 39.2% obtained them from illegal street dealers.�

I’m confused. I thought your argument was that it is legal for anybody to sell guns to anybody. So what is an “illegal street dealer”?

By: SayUncle : WATE Follow Up

SayUncle : WATE Follow Up — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000

[...] attack on her assertion with an attack on her. She shouldn’t feel too bad as I had one report on WATE changed already though no correction was issued an [...]