This article in the Washington Post as amazing as the previous post about an op/ed piece in the NYT.
   Again, a medium that many believe to be staunchly anti-gun reports fairly on the plight of a Connecticut man whose gun collection was confiscated because he gave voice to his inner turmoil.
    This was NOT a case of a deeply troubled and potentially violent person (like the Parkland, Fla., shooter) whose views and stated objectives should indeed be investigated. And bear in mind that the man whose guns were seized had gone through the honest effort to register them.
   Even more frightening to me are President Trump's flip-flops on the Second Amendment.  He weaves a confusing view on gun policy, even going so far as to say it's better to seize guns now and let courts decide later whether the action was warranted. 
    The president has retracted some of his other statements that shocked his fellow Republicans and the NRA. But I have yet to see a clarification of this disturbing pronouncement.

  - Dr. Gatling

    This article is one of those "even a blind hog can find an acorn sometime" happenings. I applaud Bob Leonard for writing it and The New  York Times for publishing it.  
    "Why Gun Culture Is So Strong in Rural America" is remarkable on several fronts. First of all, it's a a fair examination of the subject. Second, it's published in a newspaper considered by many to be strongly anti-gun. Third, it is written by a real member of the media.
    I spent many years as a mainstream media reporter and can assure you that I was never instructed what to write or even received a hint of an anti-gun agenda.  Yes, reporters may have a personal feeling on a subject. But they should never display that bias in their work. 
   In many cases, the tone of an article is captured by a headline that usually is written by somebody else whose job is to attract readers. In other cases, the reporter may be ignorant of the facts and must rely on what his sources say. And if that source happens to have a bias, then that may be reflected in the story. A good reporter should realize the bias and seek opposing comment..
   Finally, as much as I appreciate the work the NRA does in protecting the Second Amendment, the association's inflammatory rhetoric too often polarizes people with little room to consider that there may actually be truth in The New York Times.

​  - Dr. Gatling