Why is There Virtually No Media Outcry After Santa Fe?

[Sleepless_in_Jefferson_County]

Still missing in Santa Fe: blaming the guns

Almost nobody is blaming the guns for the tragedy. Calls for new gun control laws coming out of Santa Fe are nearly nonexistent.

There was no outcry against firearms in Santa Fe after a gunman killed 10 and wounded 13 others Friday. Guns didn’t come up at a prayerful vigil attended by 1,000 people that evening. On Saturday, there were no protests, and local leaders don’t expect any Sunday…

Among the students who were willing to talk to the press, there didn’t seem to be any interest in signing up to be political pawns. These kids are just trying to heal and the answers they are demanding have more to do with making their school more secure than some national political debate. And that’s probably for the best since the Santa Fe shooting broke the usual story arc in a few ways.

There’s more to the missing narrative puzzle than just the failure to call for more gun control. This shooting breaks the standard profile in a couple of ways. A second element is the problematic fact that the guns used in the attack were legally owned by the shooter’s father and were stolen by the son. Once again, no gun control laws currently under consideration would have staved off this attack. The same was true of the Sandy Hook shooting, though that didn’t stop Connecticut from immediately moving to ban guns.

The types of firearms used have also deflated the media’s enthusiasm for covering the Santa Fe shooting. As the Chicago Tribune pointed out this week, the firearms owned by the shooter’s family are on the list of “approved” weapons, even among gun control advocates.

Friday’s shooting at Santa Fe High School, which left 10 dead, was carried out with a pistol and a shotgun – firearms that even gun-control advocates generally regard as utilitarian.

The reality that weapons not included in proposed assault-rifle bans can still exact a double-digit death toll further complicates a wrenching national debate about how to prevent future tragedies.

Parkland and Santa Fe are indeed a tale of two cities. Unfortunately, only one of them is being heard from in the media coverage of this national debate. If the survivors in Santa Fe don’t follow the script theyr’e not of much use to the various gun control groups currently trying to use the Parkland tragedy to their advantage

 

[3Rfan]

Still missing in Santa Fe: blaming the guns

Almost nobody is blaming the guns for the tragedy. Calls for new gun control laws coming out of Santa Fe are nearly nonexistent.

There was no outcry against firearms in Santa Fe after a gunman killed 10 and wounded 13 others Friday. Guns didn’t come up at a prayerful vigil attended by 1,000 people that evening. On Saturday, there were no protests, and local leaders don’t expect any Sunday…

Among the students who were willing to talk to the press, there didn’t seem to be any interest in signing up to be political pawns. These kids are just trying to heal and the answers they are demanding have more to do with making their school more secure than some national political debate. And that’s probably for the best since the Santa Fe shooting broke the usual story arc in a few ways.

There’s more to the missing narrative puzzle than just the failure to call for more gun control. This shooting breaks the standard profile in a couple of ways. A second element is the problematic fact that the guns used in the attack were legally owned by the shooter’s father and were stolen by the son. Once again, no gun control laws currently under consideration would have staved off this attack. The same was true of the Sandy Hook shooting, though that didn’t stop Connecticut from immediately moving to ban guns.

The types of firearms used have also deflated the media’s enthusiasm for covering the Santa Fe shooting. As the Chicago Tribune pointed out this week, the firearms owned by the shooter’s family are on the list of “approved” weapons, even among gun control advocates.

Friday’s shooting at Santa Fe High School, which left 10 dead, was carried out with a pistol and a shotgun – firearms that even gun-control advocates generally regard as utilitarian.

The reality that weapons not included in proposed assault-rifle bans can still exact a double-digit death toll further complicates a wrenching national debate about how to prevent future tragedies.

Parkland and Santa Fe are indeed a tale of two cities. Unfortunately, only one of them is being heard from in the media coverage of this national debate. If the survivors in Santa Fe don’t follow the script theyr’e not of much use to the various gun control groups currently trying to use the Parkland tragedy to their advantage

And the father should be held accountable for his son getting his hands on the guns he used.

 

[eaglesalumni]

And the father should be held accountable for his son getting his hands on the guns he used.

So if someone steals my car and runs through a Duncan Donuts, it's my fault?

3R, you are better than this.

So if someone breaks into my house , steals my vacuum cleaner, goes to the bowling alley and beats the popcorn vender with it, you think they should sue Hoover, me, or the company that made the motor?

 

[millerbleach]

Speaking of guns, I fired my SKS for the first time in about 20 years yesterday. Had a calf get its foot caught in a root wad and broke its leg. Had to put it down. The SKS has been in my bedroom closet loaded with three rounds and the safety on for 20 years (my son is almost 21), removed the safety, pulled the trigger, dead calf. My wife and son both knew I had it and thought it was in the closet but nobody cared enough to look and see. We would all fight you to the death to keep our guns. We are such gun nuts.

 

[BlackKnightIron5]

It's getting worse boys.
School supplies list
Pencils
Paper
BODY ARMOUR VEST
Ruler
Bullet proof glass around desks
Etc
Etc
NSA spying on weird white boys.

 

[3Rfan]

So if someone steals my car and runs through a Duncan Donuts, it's my fault?

3R, you are better than this.

So if someone breaks into my house , steals my vacuum cleaner, goes to the bowling alley and beats the popcorn vender with it, you think they should sue Hoover, me, or the company that made the motor?

You KNOW that is not a comparable issue.

 

[outsideveer89]

You KNOW that is not a comparable issue.

its exactly the same issue, if someone steals YOUR car and uses it as a weapon to drive through a crowd of school children to murder them why shouldn't you be liable??

you know the car can easily be used as a dangerous weapon and should have had it locked up in a secure garage where only you can get to it

 

[bullitpdq68]

So if someone steals my car and runs through a Duncan Donuts, it's my fault?

3R, you are better than this.

So if someone breaks into my house , steals my vacuum cleaner, goes to the bowling alley and beats the popcorn vender with it, you think they should sue Hoover, me, or the company that made the motor?

Eagle you are better than this.

If you have guns in the house and allow your 16 year old child unrestricted access to them then yes you should be held responsible for their actions with said guns.

Now if the guns were locked up properly and the child broke the into the safe then no you should not.

If you allowed a child in your house to drink and then allowed them to leave you would be held accountable.