Guns in the News, week of 12 Sept 2011

[iverglas]

By popular demand!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=118&topic_id=460523&mesg_id=460881

Here is what the practice was in this forum in the old days:

http://www.google.ca/search?num=30&hl=en&safe=off&complete=0&biw=1024&bih=640&q=site%3Awww.democraticunderground.com+%22guns+in+the+news%22&btnG=Search

Rather than news reports about guns and the people who use them / against whom they are used being posted individually all over the board, they were collected in a single thread.

Now -- this might not work these days in what may be a more active forum. The threads could become elephantine (and thus contravene the other former unwritten rule: 200 posts and it gets locked). Maybe a daily "Guns in the News" thread? ;)

Please try to adhere to the following voluntary guidelines, in order that we can have an orderly discussion of gun-related news topics:

1 Feel free to add any CURRENT stories to this thread by replying to this message. In order to be considered current, stories should have been originally posted on the Internet within the previous 24 hours, or provide follow-up to a story that was previously posted on the J/PS board. On Mondays (since many people do not log in to DU over the weekend), stories can be posted from Saturday, Sunday, or Monday.

2 Both pro-gun and anti-gun* stories, editorials, and press releases are welcome in this thread, as long as they're current. Please do not post links to items from a few years back that support your position.

3 Bear in mind that any links to extremely right-wing sites (such as Newsmax, CNS, or the Washington Times) or intentionally pro-gun or pro-control* sites (such as the NRA or the Brady Campaign) are not considered reliable sources by many DU-ers. If at all possible, try to find a link for your story from a more mainstream source, such as a general-circulation newspaper or magazine site. If you choose to use a slanted site, be prepared for any negative feedback you may receive.

4 Do not change story titles. In other words, if the Oskosh Gazette's web site runs a story titled "Two Killed in Holdup", the title of your message should read "Two Killed in Holdup". Don't change it to "Gun Owner Kills Two People", or anything else that changes the meaning of the story.

5 If it's not clear from the title where the story occurred, add the city, state, or country in parentheses after the title.

6 The person adding a news story to the "GITN" thread is allowed (and encouraged) to comment on that story, indicating their position on the topic being discussed. These comments can appear either at the beginning or end of the post; if possible, place comments in a different typeface so readers can separate the comments from the story. Others who wish to comment on a posted story can do so by replying to that story; this allows other readers to follow the comments by scrolling through the subthread.

7 Please direct your comments to the story, rather than attacking the person posting the story or any person responding to the story. In accordance with DU rules, any message that appears to be a personal attack against another DU-er or a violation of any other DU rule will be reported to the moderators.

8 If you object to these guidelines, do everyone else a favor and go to another thread.

* in the interests of harmony, I'd recommend altering these bits to say something like "news reports offered as support for any policy position on firearms", howzat?


Anybody want to go first? ;)

Even if we don't adopt the format, maybe we could adopt some of the spirit ...