“Journalism”
Last week at SHOT Show, the nation’s largest gun trade show, The Guardian’s Mae Ryan and Rupert Neate were escorted out of a convention center in Las Vegas after they asked a Smith & Wesson representative whether a gun on display was the same model as the one used in December’s mass shooting in San Bernardino, California.
While the video makes for interesting viewing, in my judgment, the story isn’t fair. It was theatrics masquerading as even-handed reporting. From the very beginning of the video, it was clear the journalists counted on causing a stir on the convention floor.
January 27th, 2016 at 9:45 pm
The Smith & Wesson guy handled it perfectly. He should have, and did, immediately notify security of a potential threat. Police should have been notified by security as well. Looking for a Dahmer knife or some Jim Jones Cool Aid? yeah, you got a big problem that needs to be dealt with. I don’t care if you fancy yourself as some kind of journalist or not. That line of questioning is very revealing because he is either a sociopath or stupid and leaves just one choice, get your hands off my gun and get out.
January 27th, 2016 at 10:46 pm
He wasn’t even going to get kicked out over the stupid question — it was discreetly filming the guy he was speaking to, by having the camera point down like it was off. Up until then he was saying, “We’re going to get you an escort.” Then, upon asking if the camera was rolling and the hesitation… the guy says “Okay. You’re done.”
The Guardian asshole just kept pushing.
January 27th, 2016 at 10:58 pm
Yeah, Bill is one of the nicest gun industry people I’ve ever met. He handled it well.
January 28th, 2016 at 12:00 am
““Journalism””
Aint no such thing anymore.
January 28th, 2016 at 10:22 am
The Guardian shouldn’t be trusted (and isn’t competent) to report a high school graduation.