This is the fiancee' of Gabby Giffords "Director of Outreach".
...there is nothing you can do with 10 bullets that you can do with 30,” she told ABC News in an exclusive interview. “
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...there is nothing you can do with 10 bullets that you can do with 30,” she told ABC News in an exclusive interview. “
Big Tuna wrote:Where do we start? I suggest the police. Trial run of 20 years. If it works we can expand it in 2031.
She chose to make herself a "public figure" and issue a nationwide "position statement" on Good Morning America ... I didn't make her do that ... I just responded, which she should expect if she chooses to do that.The problem with this argument is that it makes about as much sense as reducing the volume of the gas tank in car to prevent drunk driving. While no one in their right mind would blame access to a car or how much gas is in the tank of it for the behavior of a drunk driver and demand that we reduce the volume of gas a car can hold they just can't wait to blame guns or the size of the magazine in one for behavior of a deranged lunatic like Loughner who could have just as easily driven a car into the crowd.
I would have to agree with you on this one. My father was murdered when I was 12. He was shot 8 times. My initial reaction after finding out the news was that "I hate guns." I actually kicked my pellet gun which was in my room in half in reaction to the news. This after being raised in house with guns and up to that point very much enjoying hunting. You are correct after some time to cool down and collect myself I did not blame guns. I blamed the person responsible for my fathers death. Shortly after a traumatic incident such as this a victim or their family will not be in the right mind to dictate policy of any sort. While they are free to express their opinions, but I do not think that any rational person should take that knee-jerk reaction too seriously. If they continue to hold the same beliefs long after the incident that is their choice, but until they have time to calm down and really think about what happened an who/what is responsible they should not be taken too seriously.RPB wrote: After losing loved ones, people shouldn't make important decisions for about a year until the grief process is over. She's just not thinking clearly now. I don't know a more polite way to say it though.
Oh give me a break. You know as well as I do that if her view was different she would not have been on GMA. She didn't choose anything. The news media interviews every witness and relative in an incident like this and selectively culls the ones who fit their predefined narrative. The only thing this girl has done is respond to questions in a way that made her very attractive to the news media. She is a victim, not an activist. Should she later choose to become an antigun activist, then by all means, oppose her at every turn.RPB wrote:She chose to make herself a "public figure" and issue a nationwide "position statement" on Good Morning America ... I didn't make her do that ... I just responded, which she should expect if she chooses to do that.
Note that the first sentence does not quote O'Brien. It's the news editor's interpretation of her answer to a question. In the second sentence, she is responding to a question - do you support Arizona passing the hi-cap magazine ban? I can guarantee you that the media knew the answer they were going to get before they asked the question in a televised interview. Had she said, "Absolutely not!" you wouldn't even know her name.Photo Courtesy - ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Nearly one month after she lost her fiancé Gabe Zimmerman to a bullet in a Tucson, Arizona parking lot, Kelly O'Brien called on the Arizona state legislature to pass a bill that would reduce the amount of bullets in a magazine to 10.
“I absolutely support it. Most people own hand guns for self-defense and there is nothing you can do with 10 bullets that you can do with 30,” she told ABC News in an exclusive interview. “And it is so sad to see 19 people gunned down in just 15 seconds by one of these extended capacity clips.”
{{{sigh}}}RPB wrote:She chose to go to the GMA studio to be on nationwide TV discuss how many bullets should be in a magazine.
No one dragged her there against her will. Hence, the video starts with that topic. She could have chosen not to opine on that and only discuss her loss. I mean she sounds illogical "It's suicide to see 19 people gunned down ..."?
She wants to "honor" her fiance by limiting magazine capacity.
"Jared was stopped when he ran out of bullets"
Actually he was stopped because he used a foot-long mag.
Yes, I blame reporters, too. But she chose and said her words. Her opening and closing was all about limiting mag capacity, that was why she went there.
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Seems to me even conservatives still give the MSM way too much credit. The MSM lies about everything, and the anti-gun narrative is one of their most tightly administered themes. They've been lying about guns and self-defense for at least 40 years --mostly by controlling which views get aired. Some of it is pretty obvious. For instance, the criminal use of firearms is a daily national story --from kids taking guns to school to frat party shootings. However, when a gun is used by an ordinary citizen in self-defense, the story remains a local one. GMA in particular has a known history of suppressing views that don't support their anti-gun narrative.baldeagle wrote:I can guarantee you that the media knew the answer they were going to get before they asked the question in a televised interview. Had she said, "Absolutely not!" you wouldn't even know her name.
But the news media DOES choose to chase the victims and hijack their pain. I know violent crime, having lost a woman I was to be married to one Christmas. She was raped/robbed/left to die while off visiting relatives in San Diego. I have no good words for the media covering her story. They tried to make me THEIR victim.baldeagle wrote:Victims speak from their grief and are not seeking rational debate but an outlet for their pain... I choose not to engage in those forums. There are plenty of other opportunities to take on the loons without hijacking someone's pain.
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