....or, Ohhhh, THAT liberal media....
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. — Family in tow for a tour of national treasures far from Washington, President Barack Obama is trailed by criticism from gun opponents and parks advocates for allowing firearms into such majestic places as this.
"There is still time for Congress and the president to take steps to keep loaded firearms away from the valleys of Yellowstone, the cliffs of Yosemite, and the Statue of Liberty — but they need to act quickly," said Paul Helmke, president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence.
Wow, this story reads just like Handgun Control PR. I could have sworn one of the basic tenets of journalism was to tell both sides of the story, but I see zero quotes from any of this country's major gun-rights groups here. And don't you just love that phrasing? "Allowing firearms into such majestic places," as if letting people carry guns is going to ruin the place. You know what comes to mind here? Joe Huffman's take on this. And I know he said replace "gun OWNER" here, but it works just as well with "firearm," because of course if no one is allowed guns in national parks the point that they own guns is a moot one. I for one would really love to see those cretins treated as the bigots as they are on the level with the KKK, and those who carry their water receive the same, but it's still really discouraging when one sees stories such as this. Even if it IS written by one who has been shown before to be an Obama-fellating shill.
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